Magundu Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1691:313,26423,875
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Magundu (26) may also be a first name.

Magundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magundu (Oriya: ମାଗୁଂଡୁ) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magundu? popularity and diffusion

Magundu is the 906,170th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Magundu live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Magundu is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 88 percent live, Mara Region, where 5 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangundu932,376/
Maghundu9333/
Maigundu935/
Magunduu934/
Magundhu931/
Manggundu884/
Magondu861,971/
Mogundu8628/
Mangoundou82254/
Mongundu8041/
Maigondu801/
Maigondou752/
Maygondou751/
Mogondu711/
Mongoundou711/
Moungoundou67202/

Magundu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magundu in the Oriya language
ମାଗୁଂଡୁmagundu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magundu
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