Kundun Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Kundun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kundun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1021:762,95537,984
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Mauritius501:25,8685,280
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Guyana151:50,8154,586
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Kündün (2) are calculated separately.

Kundun (218) may also be a first name.

Kundun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kundun (Hindi: कुन्दुन, Marathi: कुंडुं, Russian: Кундун) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may be found as: Kündün. For other possible spellings of Kundun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kundun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name Kundun is predominantly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Kundun are found; 34 percent are found in West Asia and 34 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kundun is also the 611,412th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 218 people.

It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 762,955. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Sirnak Province, where 65 percent reside, Bitlis Province, where 12 percent reside and Adana Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Mauritius, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaundun9265/
Kundaun9214/
Kundhun921/
Khundun921/
Kündün892/
Kaundung8636/
Koundoun8613/
Khaundun865/
Khundung861/
Kundoung861/
Kondun8372/
Kundon8372/
Kunduchin8077/
Khundoung801/
Koundoung801/
Kumdung7739/
Khundon7738/
Khundum7710/
Cundung779/
Kundhum775/
Koundon774/
Kunndum773/
Konduun771/
Koondun771/
Kumdoung716/
Kumdaung712/
Khunndum711/
Khaundum711/
Kondon67486/
Cundon6712/
Condun673/
Cheundoun671/
Khondon62299/
Coundon62131/
Khumdum6246/
Kaumdum621/
Kumdhum621/
Caundon620/
Condon5032,267/
Condón506/

Kundun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kundun in the Hindi language
कुन्दुनkunduna-
Kundun in the Marathi language
कुंडुंkundum42.86
कुन्डुंkundum14.29
कुंदुंkundum14.29
कुंडूंkundum14.29
कुंदुनkunduna7.14
कुंडुनkunduna7.14
Kundun in the Russian language
Кундунkundun-

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