Kindu Surname

36,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kindu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia12,0731:8,0801,259
DR Congo1,6081:45,9455,578
India6581:1,165,75347,173
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Kenya311:1,489,67435,719
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kindu (6,924) may also be a first name.

Kindu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kindu (Bengali: বিন্দু, Hindi: किन्दू, Marathi: िंकडु, Oriya: କିୁ, Tibetan: ཀུན་དུས་) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kindu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,366th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 502,451 people. Kindu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kindu live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 78,145th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 6,924 people.

The last name Kindu is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 12,073 people, or 1 in 8,080. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Kindu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kindu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kindu last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kindu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kindu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kindu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kindou91846/
Kindau9146/
Kuindu9140/
Kinduu9110/
Kinduh915/
Kinduz912/
Kindeu911/
Kindui911/
Kiondu911/
Ckindu911/
Kndu8911/
Kinduch835/
Kiendou832/
Kindusz832/
Kindout831/
Kihndou831/
Kindauh831/
Kuindou831/
Kendu804,397/
Cindu80101/
Qindu8017/
Kindó808/
Khndu802/
Knndu801/
Kndou801/
Kindeusz7757/
Kindhult7718/
Chindu73935/
Cindhu73246/
Kyondu7368/
Cindau7354/
Kuundu7346/
Kendou7338/
Kunduu7338/
Kyndus7334/
Kendhu7320/
Kenduh7314/
Kendau7314/
Kindoo739/
Kendeu736/
Kaendu735/
Kenduz734/
Quindu733/
Kuendu731/
Kndous731/
Kenndu731/
Ckendu731/
Kendui731/
Keundu731/
Kimdou731/
Kendouh67394/
Chindou6794/
Chindhu6731/
Quindou6722/
Chindui6712/
Chindau6711/
Chijndu676/
Kendoud674/
Cndu674/
Chindeu673/
Keundeu671/
Kendouj671/
Kuendeu671/
Chinndu671/
Qndu671/
Kenduch671/
Kendush671/

Kindu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kindu in the Bengali language
বিন্দুbindu-
Kindu in the Oriya language
କିୁkiu83.33
କିୂkiu16.67
Kindu in the Marathi language
िंकडुinkadu66.67
िंकदुinkadu33.33
Kindu in the Hindi language
किन्दूkindu60.71
किन्दुkindu25
किंडुkindu7.14
किन्डूkindu7.14
Kindu in the Tibetan language
ཀུན་དུས་kündü33.33
ཀུན་དུ།kündu33.33
ཀུན་གྲུབ།kündrub33.33

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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 Kindu
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