Kanda (surname)

Kanda is a Japanese and Indian (Punjabi) surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aika Kanda, a Japanese announcer of NHK
• Hiroyuki Kanda, a top Japanese chef, and his eponymous Kanda restaurant in Roppongi, one of only 32 restaurants in Japan to earn 3 Michelin stars
• Masaki Kanda, a Japanese actor
• Sayaka Kanda (born 1986), a Japanese singer, a daughter of Masaki and Seiko Matsuda
• Uno Kanda, a Japanese model, actress, and TV talent
• Rajan Kanda, an Indian IT and Service Quality Management Expert. Born in 1977, Rajan is an internationally acclaimed consultant in IT Service Management and is one of the first 5 people in the world and first Indian professional to be awarded the Industry Recognition award called PSM (Professional in Service Management) by itSMF USA in April 2010. Visit his official website: www.rajankanda.com
• Mathias Kanda, a Zimbabwean marathon runner who ran in the 1964 Rome Olympic Games and won 3 South African marathon champions.
• Yasushi Kanda, a Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters:

• Sorata Kanda, protagonist of The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
• Yu Kanda, a character in the D.Gray-man series