Cognomen כנדי (Kindi 
, כנדי 
) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The family name כנדי is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bahrain. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Oman, India, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, כנדי is the forename as well as the last name.