Ndunda Surname

31,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndunda Surname User-submission:

The surname Ndunda comes from the Bantu (Swahili) word tunda, meaning 'fruit'. Named mostly to the Akamba people in Kenya.

Ndunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya12,5761:3,672555
DR Congo2,9691:24,8843,136
Tanzania7301:72,5237,575
Zambia3321:47,7414,555
Namibia641:37,6475,227
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Congo101:498,91011,250
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Ndunda (5,091) may also be a first name.

Ndunda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ndunda comes from the Bantu (Swahili) word tunda, meaning 'fruit'. Named mostly to the Akamba people in Kenya.

- ndunda

Ndunda Last Name Facts

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

Ndunda occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndunda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,755th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 433,808 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndunda are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ndunda is also the 95,141st most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 5,091 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 12,576 people, or 1 in 3,672. In Kenya Ndunda is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 43 percent are found, Makueni County, where 19 percent are found and Kitui County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Ndunda Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Ndunda earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.72% less than the national average, earning R 140,868 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

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