Cognomen စန္ဒာ (Canda 
, စန္ဒာ 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The family name စန္ဒာ is habitual in Nicaragua, where it is quite a common surname, Angola, where it is quite a rare surname, and Mozambique. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Philippines, and Angola. More frequently, စန္ဒာ is the forename as well as the last name.