Chiundu Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chiundu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chiundu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chiundu occurs most in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chiundu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiundu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Chiundu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiundu are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiundu866,100/
Shihundu80345/
Shiunduh801/
Tshiundu801/
Siundu771,171/
Kiundu77169/
Hyundu77100/
Hjundu771/
Kihundu7110/
Sihundu715/
Jihundu711/
Hyunduz711/
Siunduh711/
Tsiundu711/
Sehundu711/
Zihundu711/
Siahundu6782/
Tsehundu675/
Khuyundu671/
Koiundou671/
Ki'gunddu631/
Kyundu621,021/
Syundu622/
Heondu621/
Soyundu5730/
Kuyundu574/
Kujundu571/
Sheondu571/
Kyoundu571/
Suyundu571/
Sehundoe531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chiundu
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