Kalindu Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kalindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalindu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6521:81,1998,330
Zambia1121:141,51710,320
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India121:63,922,115578,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kalindu (3,466) may also be a first name.

Kalindu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalindu (Hindi: कालिन्दु) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalindu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 431,494th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. The surname Kalindu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalindu are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 120,745th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 3,466 people.

The last name Kalindu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 81,199. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 55 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 45 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Kalindu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalindau933/
Kalendu863,386/
Kalyndu867/
Kalimdu861/
Kaluendu8062/
Kalynduu809/
Kalemndu801/
Kalendeu801/
Kolndu771/
Kalimdoust711/
Kelendu711/

Kalindu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalindu in the Hindi language
कालिन्दुkalindu-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kalindu
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