Yandandi Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Chad

Yandandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yandandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4911:42,3005,618
Chad4811:28,2583,335

Yandandi (316) may also be a first name.

Yandandi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yandandi occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yandandi.

How Common Is The Last Name Yandandi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,806th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,497,475 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yandandi are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yandandi is also the 494,051st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 316 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 42,300. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 69 percent are found, North Region, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 49 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yondandi8867/
Yandande882/
Yamdandi881/
Ajondandi821/
Jamdandi755/
Jandanda751/
Jamdande63114/
Jhandonda593/
Johndandy592/
Jamdamde501/

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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
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  • 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 Yandandi
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