Lunda Surname

5,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,688 people bear this surname

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

Lunda Surname Definition:

Lunda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: calabash.

Lunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo78,7861:93875
Zambia7,4341:2,132295
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Malawi2,3791:7,1961,051
Tanzania1,8271:28,9773,459
South Africa3781:143,32716,430
Indonesia3181:415,87835,049
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Argentina1881:227,35918,636
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
Czechia1211:87,88014,663
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
India321:23,970,793327,222
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Norway261:197,78022,769
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England131:4,286,005132,302
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Lunda (3,684) may also be a first name.

Lunda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lunda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: calabash.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lunda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beater of drums.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lunda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunda (Arabic: لوندا, Hindi: लून्दा, Marathi: लुंडा, Oriya: ଲୁା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,952nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,964 people. The surname Lunda occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lunda are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 116,232nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 3,684 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 78,786 people, or 1 in 938. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Angola, where 3 percent reside.

Lunda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lunda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 281 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lunda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lunda are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Lunda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning 322,393 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.89% less than the national average, earning R 128,592 per year and in United States they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning $32,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunday911,808/
Leunda91631/
Luinda91387/
Lundaa91345/
Lounda91232/
Launda9178/
Lundas9150/
Lyunda9131/
Liunda9122/
Lundea9122/
Lundau9111/
Luunda9110/
Lundah919/
Lundai916/
Lundha914/
Lundat913/
Lundad913/
Lundaj912/
Luynda911/
Llunda911/
Lumnda911/
Lucinda83823/
Lutenda83237/
Lucenda83141/
Lundaya83110/
Lusinda8375/
Lundaas8318/
Loundas8316/
Lusenda835/
Lahunda834/
Luindah833/
Lutinda832/
Loundai832/
Loundha831/
Loundga831/
Launday831/
Llunday831/
Laundau830/
Laundas830/
Lounday830/
Lundy8031,827/
Londa8015,965/
Lunde8013,825/
Lundi806,803/
Lundo80128/
Lundé8012/
Lumda801/
Luchinda778/
Luchenda775/
Lundhaya774/
Lousinda774/
Loucinda773/
Laucinda773/
Luseenda771/
Lundahay771/
Lhaunday771/
Lucyndah771/
Llucinda771/
Lundie732,827/
Liundi732,036/
Lunder731,509/
Laundy73508/
Llundo73504/
Londha73369/
Launde73245/
Laundi73218/
Luundo73198/
Lundes73179/
Lundey73157/
Londay73147/
Lundez73132/
Loundy73103/
Luindi7398/
Loundo7377/
Londai7358/
Lundøy7354/
Hlonda7346/
Lundis7341/
Luindo7329/
Lundee7327/
Lundje7327/
Liunde7325/
Lundoi7323/
Loenda7322/
Loumda7321/
Leundo7314/
Lounde7313/
Lundoy7311/
Luinde7311/
Luundi7310/
Londau739/
Londea736/
Loundi735/
Londaa734/
Londda734/
Leunde734/
Lundoh734/
Lundeh734/
Londoa733/
Llunde731/
Lundiy731/
Lunduo731/
Lunnde731/
Lonnda731/
Loonda731/
Liundo731/
Liundy731/
Lumndo731/
Lündaa731/
Londaï731/
Lundhe731/
Lundøe731/
Lumndi731/
Lumdah731/
Lhunde731/
Linhda730/
Lundge730/
Laundo730/
Lundet730/
Lundos730/
Luichinda711/
Lusinde675,472/
Loundou675,290/
Lucindo673,062/
Launder671,500/
Lucendo67865/
Lounder67417/
Lutende67351/
Lahunde67325/
Lutindi67317/
Lusende67149/
Loundes67109/
Lounded6799/
Lutendo6785/
Lusendi6784/
Laundhe6765/
Leundeu6748/
Lusindi6734/
Laundos6732/
Laundis6730/
Laundes6727/
Lucinde6722/
Lundhøj6718/
Lusindo6711/
Londhai676/
Lunderø676/
Londhay675/
Lundous675/
Lutindo675/
Laundee675/
Loundhe674/
Lusendo674/
Lucindy673/
Loundie673/
Lautendach672/
Lutinde672/
Leundje672/
Lucindi672/
Lucendy671/
Lundhoj671/
Lundhoy671/
Lhundop671/
Lahundi671/
Laundie671/
Launnde671/
Loundis671/
Laundey671/
Lundiey671/
Lunduih671/
Lundøer671/
Loundos671/
Loumdai671/
Loumnde671/
Lumndeh671/
Leundee671/
Leundou671/
Lhoundo671/
Laundet671/
Laundez671/
Lungyha671/
Lucimda671/
Luinder671/
Lonndah670/
Luindie670/

Lunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunda in the Oriya language
ଲୁାlua96.3
ଲୁଂଦlunda3.7
Lunda in the Marathi language
लुंडाlunda85.53
लूंडाlunda6.58
लुन्डाlunda5.26
लुंदाlunda2.63
Lunda in the Hindi language
लून्दाlunda41.18
लुन्दाlunda35.29
लूंदाlunda17.65
लुंदाlunda5.88
Lunda in the Arabic language
لونداlwnda-

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