Hindu Surname

104,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Hindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hindu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,1461:56,7842,213
India6091:1,259,54949,929
Tanzania2431:217,86718,185
Iran1451:529,53530,787
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hindu (22,427) may also be a first name.

Hindu Last Name Facts

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

Hindu (Arabic: هندو, Bengali: হিন্দু, Hindi: हिन्दू, Marathi: िंहदू, Oriya: ହିୁମୁା, Tibetan: ཧིན་དུ་) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hindu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,392nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,620,895 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Hindu reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Hindu is also the 34,705th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 22,427 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 3,146 people, or 1 in 56,784. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live and Punjab, where 0 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Hindu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hindu surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chindu91935/
Hindou91313/
Hindus91187/
Hindau9188/
Khindu9175/
Hindud9148/
Hindhu9115/
Hinduj9114/
Hindut919/
Haindu914/
Hinduu914/
Hinndu911/
Hindui911/
Huindu911/
Indu897,128/
Hindous83515/
Hinduus83153/
Chindou8394/
Hindouz8348/
Chindhu8331/
Hindoux8324/
Chiendu8314/
Chindui8312/
Chindau8311/
Echindu838/
Hindhuj836/
Chijndu836/
Ichindu834/
Chindeu833/
Chinndu831/
Hindaus831/
Hoindou831/
Hitindu831/
Khaindu831/
Haindou831/
Hgindau831/
Cheindu831/
Indou803,013/
Hundu801,815/
Indus80847/
Jindu80655/
Gindu80470/
Indut80156/
Yindu80144/
Indau8067/
Indhu8063/
Aindu8062/
Hendu8050/
Induh8032/
Imndu8026/
Indup8017/
Indeu8012/
Eindu809/
Indui806/
Iondu804/
Induu803/
Inndu801/
Oindu801/
Inddu801/
Indgu801/
Induj801/
Indud801/
Hindouch77149/
Hindoush772/
Chinndou771/
Hinduggi771/
Hindouss771/
Chisindu771/
Hindhaus770/
Isindu731,150/
Chendu73421/
Gindau73375/
Hendou7389/
Yindui7388/
Esindu7352/
Yindou7345/
Hendus7341/
Hunduh7329/
Hindoo7328/
Itendu7327/
Haimdu7321/
Jiendu7319/
Goindu7315/
Aindau7313/
Jindou7311/
Hendeu7311/
Jindui7311/
Induss7311/
Indout7311/
Jindud7310/
Hendau739/
Gaindu739/
Gindhu737/
Jaindu737/
Huundu737/
Indaus737/
Ainduj736/
Etindu736/
Oindui736/
Indaud735/
Gindui735/
Khendu734/
Jindau734/
Ainedu734/
Indush733/
Himdou733/
Indous732/
Juindu732/
Hyndus732/
Indust731/
Hundau731/
Chimdu731/
Jindhu731/
Jinduu731/
Hundui731/
Inddou731/
Ainduu731/
Yindhu731/
Hyondu731/
Ityndu731/
Himdau731/
Isendu731/
Hunduu731/
Hindoe731/
Indouz731/
Ginduh731/
Hendut731/
Chiteendu713/
Ichendu6758,178/
Echendu674,897/
Endu673,157/
Undu67749/
Hendoux6784/
Esinduy6744/
Heundou6742/
Hendous6718/
Hendaus6710/
Jindous679/
Chindoo678/
Chendhu677/
Yndu674/
Haimdou673/
Indouyi673/
Jitendu672/
Chenddu672/
Indouth672/
Jisindu671/
Itindau671/
Heundeu671/
Jiendeu671/
Hendeus671/
Indù671/
Indddou671/
Goindou671/
Chendup671/
Chendus671/
Aindouz671/
Chendou671/
Chendau671/
Imdu671/
Joindau670/
Chittendeu670/

Hindu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hindu in the Bengali language
হিন্দুhindu-
Hindu in the Hindi language
हिन्दूhindu61.02
हिन्दुhindu35.25
हिंदुhindu2.03
हिंदूhindu1.13
हीन्दूhindu0.32
हीन्दुhindu0.16
हिन्दhinda0.08
Hindu in the Tibetan language
ཧིན་དུ་hindu60
ལྷུན་གྲུབ་lhündrub20
ལྷུ་གྲུབ་lhudrub20
Hindu in the Marathi language
िंहदूinhadu47.83
िंहदुinhadu44.29
िहन्दुihandu4.33
हदुhadu1.18
हींदुhindu0.79
खंडूkhandu0.59
हीन्दुhindu0.2
हींदूhindu0.2
िंहडूinhadu0.2
खांडूkhandu0.2
िहन्दूihandu0.2
Hindu in the Oriya language
ହିୁମୁାhiumua15.16
ହିୁମୁମୁର୍hiumumur10.86
ହିୁମାଝୀhiumajhi9.84
ହିୁନାଏକhiuna'eka9.22
ହିୁେହhiueha8.81
ହିୁଟୁଡୁhiutudu7.17
ହିୁମାିର୍hiumair6.35
ହିୁେସାେରନhiuesaerana5.94
ହିୁସିଂhiusim4.51
ହିୁହଁାସଦାଃhiuhamasadah3.89
ହିୂhiu3.69
ହିୁସେରନhiuserana3.28
ହିୁେହାhiueha2.87
ହିୁଓରାମhiu'orama2.46
ହିୁବିରୁଆhiubiru'a2.46
ହିଏୁhieu0.2
ହିଂଦୁhindu0.2
ଟୁଡୁtudu0.2
Hindu in the Arabic language
هندوhndw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hindu
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