Kundu Surname

1,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India396,7041:1,934200
Bangladesh72,1851:2,208213
Kenya11,0111:4,194604
Uganda1,1001:35,4904,651
United States9101:398,30734,877
DR Congo6291:117,45612,805
Nigeria3771:469,87523,724
Papua New Guinea3581:22,7762,485
United Arab Emirates3241:28,2793,121
Thailand2891:244,42341,424
Cameroon2801:74,1759,224
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England2301:242,25219,814
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Liberia911:48,4454,348
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Nepal671:425,0894,091
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Namibia311:77,7237,760
Israel261:329,14027,831
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Austria191:448,18144,644
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Oman161:230,4983,970
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Finland81:687,08836,047
China81:170,915,1968,932
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Kündü (238) are calculated separately.

Kundu (5,078) may also be a first name.

Kundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kundu (Bengali: কুন্ডু, Hindi: कुंडू, Marathi: कुंडु, Oriya: କୁୁ, Russian: Кунду) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kündü. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kundu? popularity and diffusion

Kundu is the 1,102nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kundu are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kundu is also the 95,305th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 5,078 people.

Kundu is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 396,704 people, or 1 in 1,934. In India Kundu is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 93 percent reside, Odisha, where 2 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Barring India Kundu exists in 75 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Kundu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kundu surname are 5.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.17% registered with the party.

The amount Kundu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 32.87% more than the national average, earning $57,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaundu912,284/
Kundau91264/
Khundu91159/
Kundhu9173/
Kunndu9163/
Kuundu9146/
Kuindu9140/
Kunduu9138/
Kumndu9118/
Kunddu9116/
Kunduh9111/
Kkundu919/
Kunduy915/
Kundui915/
Koundu914/
Kundou911/
Keundu911/
Kunduš911/
Kündü87238/
Koundou831,642/
Kundeus83237/
Kahundu83153/
Kundusz8315/
Kundous837/
Kumnduz834/
Khoundu831/
Kuindou831/
Kunduth831/
Keundeu831/
Kundout831/
Kundust831/
Khunduj831/
Kondu805,760/
Cundu802,561/
Kundeusz772/
Kundoush771/
Kondou73344/
Kundoo73320/
Khondu73153/
Cunduz7376/
Khindu7375/
Kondui7312/
Cundui739/
Konddu738/
Koondu736/
Kondau736/
Kundoe732/
Cundus732/
Kondhu731/
Cunduy731/
Kunduhova711/
Khundoo6780/
Khondhu674/
Khondeu671/
Khondau671/
Caundui671/
Khiendu671/
Kaundoo671/

Kundu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kundu in the Oriya language
କୁୁkuu98.28
କୁଂଡୂkundu0.04
କୁଣ୍ଡ଼ୁkunru0.04
କୁଂଡୁkundu0.02
କୁନ୍ଡୁkundu0.02
କୁଣ୍ତୁkuntu0.02
Kundu in the Bengali language
কুন্ডুkundu70.45
কুণ্ডুkundu27.27
কুন্দুkundu1.14
কুন্দkunda0.57
কুন্ডkunda0.57
Kundu in the Marathi language
कुंडुkundu41.73
कुंडूkundu34.66
कुंदुkundu5.76
कुंदूkundu4.97
कुन्डूkundu2.62
कून्डुkundu1.96
कुन्डुkundu1.31
कून्डूkundu0.78
कूंडूkundu0.65
कुन्दुkundu0.46
कंडूkandu0.46
कुडूkudu0.39
कंडुkandu0.39
कुंडुंkundum0.26
कुण्डूkundu0.26
कुडुkudu0.26
कुदूkudu0.26
खुंडुkhundu0.13
कुदुkudu0.13
कूंदूkundu0.13
खंडुkhandu0.13
कूंदुkundu0.13
क़ुन्दुqundu0.13
़कुंदुkundu0.13
कडूkadu0.13
कूंडुkundu0.13
खुंडूkhundu0.13
कुंडू़kundu0.13
Kundu in the Hindi language
कुंडूkundu26.08
कुन्डूkundu19.34
कुन्डुkundu15.25
कुन्दुkundu13.56
कुण्डूkundu9.55
कुण्डुkundu6.98
कुन्दूkundu6.34
कुंडुkundu0.96
कुंदुkundu0.64
कून्डूkundu0.32
कूंडूkundu0.16
कूण्डूkundu0.16
कुनडूkunadu0.16
कु्न्डुkundu0.08
कुन्डkunda0.08
कून्डुkundu0.08
कुंदूkundu0.08
कुन्टुkuntu0.08
कूडूkudu0.08
Kundu in the Russian language
Кундуkundu-

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