Malundi Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6121:86,5068,774
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Malundi (92) may also be a first name.

Malundi Last Name Facts

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

Malundi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malundi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malundi is the 503,825th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malundi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malundi is also the 992,070th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 92 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 612 people, or 1 in 86,506. In Tanzania Malundi is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 33 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mailundi93263/
Maloundi933/
Malgoundi882/
Malgaundi882/
Malunda866,907/
Malunde864,947/
Malondi86118/
Melundi861/
Molundi861/
Malgunde801,423/
Mmalunda80425/
Malounda8011/
Malaunda805/
Mhalunde805/
Maleunda804/
Maluinda802/
Malaunde802/
Malundoy802/
Malondoi801/
Malunder800/
Mouloundi751/
Maleundje751/
Malgaunde751/
Malonda7162,867/
Malonde71431/
Molondi7129/
Molunda718/
Melunde715/
Mailaunder711/
Malondy711/
Mailoumdai711/
Molondoi6729/
Malhonda6726/
Mallonda673/
Molundoa671/
Malumder671/
Malondoy671/
Malonday671/
Malhonde671/
Maylonde671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Malundi
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