Koundan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Koundan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Koundan (18) may also be a first name.
Koundan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koundan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koundan (Hindi: कूुन्दन, Marathi: कुंदन) occurs most in Malaysia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Koundan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koundan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Koundan reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name in the world, held by 18 people.
The surname Koundan is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia Koundan is primarily found in: Selangor, where 69 percent are found, Pahang, where 13 percent are found and Johor, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Koundan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koundan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koundan in the Hindi language | ||
| कूुन्दन | kuundana | - |
| Koundan in the Marathi language | ||
| कुंदन | kundana | 50 |
| कौन्दन | kaundana | 50 |
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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 Koundan
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