Kandiah

Kandiah (கந்தையா) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for men and women.

Given name

 * P. Kandiah (1914–1960), Ceylonese politician
 * V. A. Kandiah (1891–1963), Ceylonese politician

Surname

 * Arumugam Kandaiah Premachandran (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician
 * Arumugam Kandiah Sarveswaran, Sri Lankan politician
 * Kandiah Arulanandan(1925–2004), Ceylonese engineer and academic
 * Kandiah Balasegaran (1965–2008), Sri Lankan rebel
 * Kandiah Balendra (born 1940), Sri Lankan businessman
 * Kandiah David Arulpragasam (1931–2003), Sri Lankan academic
 * Kandiah Kamalesvaran (born 1934), Australian singer
 * Kandiah Kanagaratnam (1892–1952), Ceylonese politician
 * Kandiah Navaratnam (born 1935), Sri Lankan politician
 * Kandiah Neelakandan (1947–2018), Sri Lankan lawyer
 * Kandiah Sivanesan, Sri Lankan politician
 * Kandiah Thirugnansampandapillai Francis (1939–2013), Sri Lankan cricket official
 * Kandiah Ulaganathan (1966–2006), Sri Lankan rebel