Kendji Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kendji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
Kendji (23) may also be a first name.
Kendji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kendji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kendji is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kendji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,497,948th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kendji reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kendji is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon Kendji is most common in: West Region, where 54 percent live, Littoral Region, where 25 percent live and Centre Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Chad, where 6 percent live.
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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 Kendji
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