Kudd Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kudd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kudd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
India151:51,137,692512,385
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kudd (21) may also be a first name.

Kudd Last Name Facts

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

Kudd (Hindi: कुद्द, Russian: Кудд) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kudd? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kudd is the 2,121,169th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Kudd live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kudd is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.

Kudd is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Kudd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kudd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kudd last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khudd8915/
Kud862,243/
Cudd752,440/
Koud751,498/
Khud75385/
Kaud75154/
Kodd7528/
Kuid7521/
Keud7512/
Kuud759/
Kusd757/
Kudh753/
Kujd751/
Kudt751/
Koudz6773/
Koudh6748/
Khaud6730/
Kaudz6719/
Khoud6719/
Kaudt679/
Koddh675/
Kudth675/
Koudt674/
Khudh673/
Koddd673/
Kudte673/
Kaudh672/
Kgudt671/
Gkodd671/
Khudt671/
Khodd671/
Kuttd671/
Kauds671/

Kudd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kudd in the Hindi language
कुद्दkudda-
Kudd in the Russian language
Куддkudd-

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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
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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 Kudd
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