Landu Surname

20,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Landu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Landu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,9851:4,108463
Angola3,9441:6,843902
South Africa2,5111:21,5762,734
Indonesia5131:257,79623,399
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
France1401:474,44867,240
Zambia1371:115,6938,909
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Belgium981:117,31317,342
India671:11,448,737210,278
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Congo101:498,91011,250
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Landu (4,526) may also be a first name.

Landu Last Name Facts

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

Landu (Hindi: लांडू, Marathi: लंडु, Oriya: ଲାୁମୁା) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Landu? popularity and diffusion

Landu is the 20,900th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 279,099 people. The last name Landu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Landu reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,228th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 4,526 people.

Landu is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 17,985 people, or 1 in 4,108. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Landu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Landu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Landu surname expanded 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Landu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Landu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Landu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 53.06% less than the national average, earning R 111,552 per year; in United States they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning $28,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.96% less than the national average, earning $34,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landau9114,965/
Landou911,592/
Landuh91356/
Landup91213/
Landus91174/
Liandu91112/
Lyandu9196/
Laundu9183/
Landeu9148/
Landut9118/
Laandu919/
Landui916/
Hlandu914/
Laindu912/
Lamndu911/
Landgu911/
Landud911/
Landuá911/
Landhu911/
Leandu911/
Landuyt832,267/
Landaud83132/
Landauz8384/
Landeut8345/
Lasindu8343/
Landuit8339/
Landaus8331/
Landuch8319/
Lahandu8310/
Landeux837/
Lyandau835/
Lhandup835/
Landous832/
Landaut831/
Landout831/
Landoux831/
Landutd831/
Landaux831/
Leandou831/
Landeus831/
Landhau831/
Landouh831/
Liandou831/
Laundau830/
Landuss830/
Lanndus830/
Landuth830/
Lamdu8043/
Londu8027/
Landó8015/
Landhuis77181/
Landuydt7770/
Landault7769/
Landouch7717/
Lasindau779/
Landuijt775/
Landeuth771/
Landuush771/
Landduyt771/
Landhaus771/
Landoe7383/
Lamdou7323/
Londup7312/
Loundu7311/
Londau739/
Lhondu739/
Londou738/
Lamdau732/
Lon'du731/
Leundu731/
Londgu731/
Landão731/
Lamdhu731/
Londhu731/
Londus731/
Landoo730/
Landauová7114/
Landauova716/
Landuhova714/
Lahandouh711/
Loundou675,290/
Leundeu6748/
Liandoo677/
Lhondup677/
Liondou674/
Lamdoud671/
Leundou671/
Lotendu671/
Lhamdou671/
Loundup671/
Losendu671/

Landu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Landu in the Hindi language
लांडूlandu40
लांडुlandu30
लांदूlandu10
लांदुlandu10
लंदुlandu10
Landu in the Marathi language
लंडुlandu32.56
लंडूlandu25.58
लांडूlandu11.63
लंदुlandu11.63
लांडुlandu4.65
लन्डुlandu4.65
चंदcanda4.65
लंदूlandu2.33
लान्डूlandu2.33
Landu in the Oriya language
ଲାୁମୁାlaumua24.14
ଲାୁେହାlaueha18.1
ଲାୁସିଂlausim17.24
ଲାୁନାଏକlauna'eka13.79
ଲାୂlau11.21
ଲାୁlau7.76
ସାନsana1.72
ଲାତ୍ୁlatu0.86
ଲାଉୁlauu0.86
ଲଂଦୁlandu0.86
ଲାସ୍ୁlasu0.86

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Landu
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