Surname カンダ (Kanda 
, カンダ 
) , globally, is a common last name. The family name カンダ is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common surname, Zimbabwe, where it is quite a rare surname, and Gabon. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya. Likewise, カンダ is the forename as well as the last name.