Kendem Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kendem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kendem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kendem (60) may also be a first name.

Kendem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kendem (Hindi: केंडें) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kendem reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 273,277. In Cameroon Kendem is most frequent in: West Region, where 26 percent live, Centre Region, where 21 percent live and Littoral Region, where 20 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiendem9280/
Kendeme922/
Kendeam921/
Kuendem921/
Kindem83359/
Kündem83117/
Kendim8331/
Chendem774/
Kindeme774/
Kndim731/
Kindim6797/
Cendim672/
Chindem6277/
Kindime621/
Chindeam571/
Cindim502/
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Kendem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kendem in the Hindi language
केंडेंkendem-

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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 Kendem
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