Compound Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Compound Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compound Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Compound (55) may also be a first name.

Compound Last Name Facts

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

The last name Compound (Hindi: कम्पाउण्ड) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compound? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Compound live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name Compound is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Campound887/
Kompound886/
Compoune881/
Compun864/
Compon863/
Compone8029/
Compong8014/
Comppon803/
Compoon802/
Kompoun802/
Comphun801/
Campoun801/
Compand801/
Compoint75107/
Coompong7530/
Kampound757/
Kompaund757/
Comphung751/
Comphoon751/
Comphong751/
Coomphon751/
Compan711,207/
Campon711,070/
Kompon7130/
Kompun714/
Campun713/
Compained711/
Compom711/
Compean678,254/
Compain673,262/
Campong671,941/
Compaan67672/
Campone67372/
Kompone67112/
Compant6772/
Compang6752/
Koumpun6722/
Compahn6719/
Campuon6715/
Compeyn6715/
Kampoun6710/
Koompun6710/
Compane675/
Koompon674/
Compeán674/
Compayn673/
Compann673/
Khompun672/
Campoon672/
Komphon672/
Kompung672/
Camposn671/
Caumpon671/
Comphom671/
Kompuen671/
Campfon671/
Compaen671/
Compoom671/
Compein671/
Campoin671/
Chompuyant671/
Kompaun671/
Khompon671/
Companh671/
Couband671/
Kampond671/
Kompoum671/
Campung671/
Camphon670/

Compound Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Compound in the Hindi language
कम्पाउण्डkampa'unda-

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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 Compound
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