Dhundu Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dhundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1941:79,57911,668
India321:23,970,793327,222
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dhundu (233) may also be a first name.

Dhundu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhundu (Hindi: धुन्दू, Marathi: धुंदु, Oriya: ଧୂୂ) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhundu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,079,669th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Dhundu are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 587,225th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 233 people.

The last name Dhundu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 79,579. In Zimbabwe Dhundu is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 77 percent reside, Harare Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhundup9257/
Dhundhu9222/
Dhaundu921/
Dundu912,240/
Dhundhup862/
Dhoundup862/
Dhondu83531/
Dundup8337/
Dundus8336/
Dunduu8311/
Daundu8310/
Ddundu838/
Dunduy838/
Dundut835/
Deundu835/
Dunddu834/
Dunduh831/
Doundu831/
Dgundu831/
Doundou77412/
Dhondui776/
Daundou775/
Dhundoo772/
Dhondeu771/
Deundeu771/
Dusindu771/
Deundou771/
Dondu73787/
Dundú731/
Dounddou711/
Dhaundoo711/
Dundoo67102/
Dondou6714/
Donduy6711/
Doundouha671/
Dondau671/
Dondeu671/

Dhundu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhundu in the Hindi language
धुन्दूdhundu66.67
धुंदुdhundu33.33
Dhundu in the Marathi language
धुंदुdhundu25.58
धुंडूdhundu16.28
धुंडुdhundu13.95
धुंदूdhundu13.95
धूंदूdhundu4.65
दंडूdandu4.65
धोडुdhodu2.33
धुंडुुdhunduu2.33
धुडुdhudu2.33
धूंदुdhundu2.33
धाुंडूdhaundu2.33
धोडूdhodu2.33
धुन्दुdhundu2.33
धोडुंdhodum2.33
धुन्डुdhundu2.33
Dhundu in the Oriya language
ଧୂୂdhuu25
ଧୂୁମୁାdhuumua25
ଧୁୂdhuu25
ଧୁୁମୁାdhuumua25

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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
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  • 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 Dhundu
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