Kundya Surname
Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname
Kundya Surname User-submission:
The surname Kundi, Kundy, or Kundya means 'love' in Chagga.
In northern part of Tanzania in the Kilimanjaro region live the Bantu group known as Chagga or Wachaka. This group of the Bantu has more than fifty clans one of them is Kundi.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,413 | 1:37,468 | 4,325 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kundya (17) may also be a first name.
Kundya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kundi, Kundy, or Kundya means 'love' in Chagga.
In northern part of Tanzania in the Kilimanjaro region live the Bantu group known as Chagga or Wachaka. This group of the Bantu has more than fifty clans one of them is Kundi.
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Where Does The Last Name Kundya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kundya (Marathi: कुंडया, Russian: Куньдя) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kundya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 273,764th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,132,075 people. The last name Kundya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kundya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
Kundya is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 37,468. In Tanzania Kundya is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 61 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Kundya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kundyah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Koundya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kundaiya | 86 | 135 | / |
| Kutendya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kundayya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kundia | 83 | 466 | / |
| Kondya | 83 | 94 | / |
| Kundja | 83 | 82 | / |
| Kungya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koundia | 77 | 383 | / |
| Koundja | 77 | 106 | / |
| Kundija | 77 | 95 | / |
| Khundia | 77 | 69 | / |
| Kuindja | 77 | 40 | / |
| Kaungya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khundja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kundiah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaundja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kondayya | 71 | 375 | / |
| Kondaiya | 71 | 16 | / |
| Koundiha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khoundia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koundjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kusindia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kundaiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kondja | 67 | 1,151 | / |
| Kondia | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Cundia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kungyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kundjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kondyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kundio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kondhayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konddaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
Kundya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kundya in the Marathi language | ||
| कुंडया | kundaya | 66.67 |
| कुदया | kudaya | 33.33 |
| Kundya in the Russian language | ||
| Куньдя | kunda | - |
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