Kirundi Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya571:810,17431,920
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kirundi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirundi (Hindi: कीरुंडी) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirundi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirundi is the 2,333,370th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kirundi are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kirundi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 810,174. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 65 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Kirundi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kirundi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirunda866,770/
Kirunde8646/
Kirondi864/
Kirundy861/
Kurundai8029/
Kuirunda8027/
Kirundha8024/
Kirungyi8016/
Kirrunda809/
Kiruunda801/
Kirunnda801/
Keirungyi752/
Kuirhunda751/
Kairungyi751/
Kironde713,945/
Kurunde71166/
Kironda71155/
Kerunda7152/
Qaisroundi711/
Kerondi710/
Chirunde678/
Kaironde678/
Kerundhe671/
Keraunda671/
Kirondde671/
Kiroonde671/
Kirhonda671/
Chiraunde637/
Kerrounda631/
Keiroumdje591/
Keronde574/
Keronda573/
Kyronde571/
Kerhinde531/
Cherunde531/

Kirundi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirundi in the Hindi language
कीरुंडीkirundi-

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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 Kirundi
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