Kihundo Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihundo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihundo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4181:126,65511,911
DR Congo891:830,10857,152

Kihundo Last Name Facts

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

Kihundo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihundo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kihundo is the 609,992nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihundo are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 126,655. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 28 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 28 percent live and Njombe Region, where 26 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiundo9218/
Kihunda86130/
Kihondo86101/
Kehoundo8015/
Chihundo809/
Kihounda804/
Khuyundo802/
Koiundou801/
Khihondo801/
Kiunda77424/
Kyundo7743/
Chihuindo7514/
Chihoundo751/
Chiundo71308/
Kihonda71303/
Kiounda716/
Cihunda714/
Kuhunda712/
Kihumda711/
Kehunda711/
Kaiondo711/
Kijondo711/
Koiunda711/
Chihunda6735/
Khayondo672/
Kyunda622,033/
Kayondo5715,180/
Chiunda572,218/
Kehonda5761/
Kajondo5745/
Koyondo578/
Kayondho5334/
Quihonda5317/
Kuyyunda536/
Kayyunda531/
Kojienda531/
Chiundah531/
Kayondoo531/
Kehoonda531/

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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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  • 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 Kihundo
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