Kendang Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kendang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kendang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1151:180,60119,028
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kendang (237) may also be a first name.

Kendang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kendang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kendang is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,210,518th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kendang reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kendang is also the 581,650th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 237 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 180,601. In Cameroon Kendang is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 24 percent are found and East Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kendong86234/
Kindang86144/
Cendang8644/
Kemdang864/
Qendang861/
Chendang80693/
Kendoung8011/
Kaendong803/
Cendangh801/
Kuendoung751/
Kindong71213/
Cendong7186/
Kyndong7143/
Cindang711/
Chendong67151/
Quindang6730/
Chindang6727/
Kemdoung6727/
Kindeung6711/
Quendong6710/
Cindong5711/
Qindong573/
Kemdomg571/
Quindong53381/
Chindong53105/
Kimdoung534/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kendang
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