Hundu Surname
Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname
Hundu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,686 | 1:105,067 | 7,062 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Hündü (42) are calculated separately.
Hundu (293) may also be a first name.
Hundu Demographics
Hundu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Hundu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hundu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hundu (Hindi: हुन्डू, Marathi: हुंडु, Oriya: ହୁୁଦୁଗର୍ା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Hündü. Click here for further potential spellings of Hundu.
How Common Is The Last Name Hundu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,220th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,015,177 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Hundu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 293 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,686 people, or 1 in 105,067. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 66 percent reside, Adamawa, where 30 percent reside and Taraba, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Hundu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hundu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hundu in the Marathi language | ||
| हुंडु | hundu | 75 |
| हुंडू | hundu | 25 |
| Hundu in the Hindi language | ||
| हुन्डू | hundu | 55.56 |
| हुण्डू | hundu | 11.11 |
| हूण्डू | hundu | 11.11 |
| हुन्दु | hundu | 11.11 |
| हुन्डु | hundu | 11.11 |
| Hundu in the Oriya language | ||
| ହୁୁଦୁଗର୍ା | huudugara | 33.33 |
| ହୁଂଦୁ | hundu | 33.33 |
| ହୁୂ | huu | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Hundu
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