Pendo Surname

49,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Pendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,3981:8,5551,115
DR Congo2,5311:29,1903,658
Tanzania7321:72,3257,558
Philippines4901:206,60932,425
Uganda2001:195,19615,798
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Burkina Faso1221:150,4273,837
Bosnia and Herzegovina971:36,4585,300
Belarus811:117,29717,225
Croatia801:52,85810,072
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
Congo711:70,2696,097
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pendó (1) are calculated separately.

Pendo (181,060) may also be a first name.

Pendo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pendo (Hindi: पेन्दो, Marathi: पदो, Oriya: େପୋ, Russian: Пендо, Tibetan: སྤེན་དོ།) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pendó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,712th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 704,655 people. The surname Pendo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Pendo reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pendo is also the 5,794th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 181,060 people.

The surname Pendo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 5,398 people, or 1 in 8,555. In Kenya Pendo is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 60 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Pendo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pendo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pendo last name increased 5,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pendo surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Pendo are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

Pendo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendó931/
Pendoy91304/
Pendos9176/
Pendot9146/
Pendoi9127/
Pendoz9120/
Pendou9117/
Paendo9112/
Piendo918/
Pendod912/
Poendo911/
Pfendo911/
Pendoj911/
Pendoh911/
Peundo911/
Pndo895/
Pendhoi8313/
Poendoh832/
Penndod831/
Pendous831/
Pendoux831/
Poendoo831/
Penda8011,257/
Pindo802,568/
Pendá804/
Pndoa801/
Pemdo801/
Pendhoth771/
Pendas731,341/
Pindoy73467/
Pindot73369/
Pindos73219/
Pienda7392/
Pendaz7373/
Pendah7371/
Paenda7369/
Pindou7356/
Pendap7352/
Pendha7336/
Peunda7335/
Pendás7326/
Pendat7324/
Pendau7315/
Pendda7314/
Pindoh738/
Pendeu733/
Pendáz732/
Pendad732/
Pin'do731/
Pemdoo731/
Puundo731/
Puenda731/
Pinddo731/
Pindoi731/
Piondo731/
Pfenda731/
Pnda6745/
Penddah6713/
Pendatt674/
Penddha674/
Pehndap671/
Pendass670/
Pendast670/

Pendo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pendo in the Tibetan language
སྤེན་དོ།pendo-
Pendo in the Oriya language
େପୋepo-
Pendo in the Marathi language
पदोpado75
पेन्दोpendo25
Pendo in the Hindi language
पेन्दोpendo71.43
पेन्डोpendo28.57
Pendo in the Russian language
Пендоpendo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pendo
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