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ˈkæn di əcan·di·a

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Wikidata

  1. Candia

    Candia is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,909 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Candia, Candia Four Corners and East Candia.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Candia

    the ancient name of Crete, now the name of the capital, in the centre of the N. coast.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. candia

    (anc. Crete). An island in the Mediterranean Sea. It was conquered by the Romans, 68 B.C.; seized by the Saracens, 823; retaken by the Greeks, 960; sold to the Venetians, 1204; gained by the Turks after a 24 years’ siege, during which more than 200,000 men perished, 1669; ceded to the Egyptian pasha, 1830; restored to Turkey, 1840; in 1866 the Christian inhabitants revolted against the Turks, and demanded an annexation to the kingdom of Greece. This war excited much sympathy among Christian nations, but the Cretans were subdued in 1869.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Candia

    Anciently Crete, called by the Arabs Khandæ, “island of trenches.”

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CANDIA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Candia is ranked #14979 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Candia surname appeared 1,973 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Candia.

    82.2% or 1,622 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    12.8% or 253 total occurrences were White.
    3.4% or 67 total occurrences were Black.
    0.9% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of candia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of candia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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