Ndunu Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ndunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Ndunu (39) may also be a first name.

Ndunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndunu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndunu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 812,930th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ndunu are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common given name throughout the world, held by 39 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 249,667. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 52 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 35 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Ndunu Last Name Statistics demography

Ndunu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.45% less than the national average, earning R 84,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndungu9178,545/
Nduinu9134/
Ndunou911/
Ndugnu911/
Ndounou83498/
Ndun'gu83434/
Ndu'ngu8313/
Ndunguh833/
Ndeunou833/
Nd'ungu832/
Nduungu831/
Ndeungu831/
Ndonu8057/
Ndinu8052/
Ndoungou771,207/
Ndeungou771/
Ndonui7316/
Ndoonu735/
Ndienu732/
Ndhonu731/
N'Doungou7111/
Ndinou5549/
Ndonou5528/
Ndon'u551/
Ndonhu551/
Ndinhu551/
Ndienou5010/
Ndonhou505/
Ndonnou504/
N'Donou501/
Ndinhou501/

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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 Ndunu
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