Kundya Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

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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Kundya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4131:37,4684,325
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kundya (17) may also be a first name.

Kundya Surname Meaning

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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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Kundya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kundya (Marathi: कुंडया, Russian: Куньдя) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kundya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,764th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kundya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kundya is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,413 people, or 1 in 37,468. In Tanzania Kundya is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 61 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 9 percent live and Manyara Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kundyah924/
Koundya921/
Kundaiya86135/
Kutendya864/
Kundayya862/
Kundia83466/
Kondya8394/
Kundja8382/
Kungya833/
Koundia77383/
Koundja77106/
Kundija7795/
Khundia7769/
Kuindja7740/
Kaungya776/
Khundja774/
Kundiah772/
Kaundja771/
Kondayya71375/
Kondaiya7116/
Koundiha712/
Khoundia712/
Koundjia711/
Kusindia711/
Kundaiyo711/
Kondja671,151/
Kondia671,032/
Cundia6711/
Kungyo677/
Kundjo675/
Kondyo672/
Kundio671/
Kondhayya671/
Konddaiya671/

Kundya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kundya in the Marathi language
कुंडयाkundaya66.67
कुदयाkudaya33.33
Kundya in the Russian language
Куньдяkunda-

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