Kendim Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kendim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kendim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Kendim (20) may also be a first name.

Kendim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kendim is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Kendim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Kendim are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kendim is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Barring Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and The Philippines, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kndim911/
Kendem83152/
Kindim8397/
Cendim832/
Kiendem7780/
Kendeme772/
Kendeam771/
Kindime771/
Kuendem771/
Kindem67359/
Kündem67117/
Cindim672/
Chendem624/
Kindeme624/
Chindim624/
Quindim622/

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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 Kendim
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