Fundi Surname

17,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fundi Surname User-submission:

Fundi is a Swahili name meaning 'technician'.

Fundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,7471:4,153575
DR Congo9,5221:7,759964
Kenya7,0421:6,558882
Malawi1,3331:12,8432,012
Zambia6951:22,8062,448
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Uganda2261:172,74014,602
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
India321:23,970,793327,222
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England171:3,277,533109,658
Burundi161:612,803644
Austria131:655,03358,041
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Fundi (6,981) may also be a first name.

Fundi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fundi is a Swahili name meaning 'technician'.

- knaibei

Fundi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fundi (Hindi: फुन्दी, Marathi: फुंदी, Oriya: ଫୁି) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fundi.

How Common Is The Last Name Fundi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,155th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 225,383 people. The surname Fundi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fundi are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Fundi is also the 77,690th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 6,981 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 12,747 people, or 1 in 4,153. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 12 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 22 percent are found.

Fundi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fundi surname is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.

In The United States Fundi are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Fundi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning R 226,620 per year and in United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foundi91308/
Fundis91240/
Fuundi91203/
Fundai9122/
Faundi9112/
Fundie918/
Fundui912/
Fundiz911/
Fundih911/
Fundei911/
Fundiy911/
Foundie8390/
Fundeis8337/
Foundis8318/
Fundich8317/
Foundio832/
Pfoundi831/
Faundie830/
Funde8015,911/
Funda8011,005/
Vundi804,739/
Fondi802,892/
Fundy80346/
Fundé804/
Fumdi801/
Pfundeis775/
Faunduiz771/
Foundihe771/
Phundi731,035/
Funder73792/
Pfunde73427/
Pfunda73179/
Faunde73179/
Fundes7393/
Founda7388/
Faunda7360/
Fondie7353/
Funnde7342/
Founde7331/
Fundez7329/
Foundy7321/
Foumdi7317/
Fundee7314/
Funday7314/
Fundey739/
Fhunde738/
Fundeh737/
Fundea734/
Funded733/
Fondei732/
Fundhe732/
Fundge731/
Foendi731/
Feunda731/
Fondui731/
Fondih731/
Fundys731/
Fuunda731/
Fundha731/
Fundep731/
Fundaa731/
Feunde731/
Faundez6716,840/
Faundes671,544/
Phaundi67366/
Pfunder67280/
Founder67119/
Phuindi6755/
Foundje6723/
Phundit6723/
Faunder6718/
Pfounde6715/
Fundeas677/
Foundey673/
Founded672/
Fondaih671/
Fhundee671/
Foundez671/
Fundess671/
Fundych671/
Pfounda671/
Fundaya671/
Fonndie671/
Foundeu671/

Fundi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fundi in the Oriya language
ଫୁିphui-
Fundi in the Marathi language
फुंदीphundi92.86
फूंडीphundi7.14
Fundi in the Hindi language
फुन्दीphundi53.11
फून्दीphundi24.03
फूंदीphundi14.12
फुंदीphundi8.07
फुण्डीphundi0.17
फून्डीphundi0.17

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