Pendu Surname

228,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,772 people bear this surname

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

Pendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9221:58,7617,436
France3301:201,28131,299
India2561:2,996,34989,863
Zimbabwe1081:142,94718,429
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pendu (346) may also be a first name.

Pendu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pendu (Hindi: पेंदु, Marathi: पदु, Tibetan: སྤུན་དྲུག།) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pendu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,674th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,112,611 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Pendu are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,941st most widespread forename worldwide, held by 346 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 58,761. In South Africa Pendu is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Pendu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pendu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pendu last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pendu Last Name Statistics demography

Pendu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.64% less than the national average, earning R 93,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendus91740/
Penndu9119/
Pendou9117/
Pendui9115/
Pendau9115/
Pfendu9110/
Paendu915/
Pendut914/
Pendeu913/
Pendhu912/
Bpendu911/
Penddu911/
Pendup911/
Penduy911/
Pen'du911/
Pndu892/
Piendui831/
Penduch831/
Pendoux831/
Pendous831/
Pindu801,341/
Pndgu801/
Pendó801/
Pyndus73532/
Pindus73248/
Pendão7359/
Pindou7356/
Pindau7346/
Pemdui737/
Pindut736/
Pindeu732/
Pendoe731/
Pindhu731/
Pindui731/
Pindup731/
Pindeus6797/
Pynduss6710/
Pinduch671/
Pijndus671/
Pindust671/
Pynduis671/
Pindó601/
Puindoe505/

Pendu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pendu in the Tibetan language
སྤུན་དྲུག།pündruk-
Pendu in the Marathi language
पदुpadu46.38
पदूpadu19.15
पडूpadu11.91
पेन्टूpentu9.36
पडुpadu4.68
पेन्दूpendu1.7
पेन्डूpendu1.7
पोदुpodu1.7
पेनडुpenadu1.7
पन्दूpandu0.85
पेडूpedu0.43
पेन्दुpendu0.43
Pendu in the Hindi language
पेंदुpendu40
पेन्दुpendu20
पेन्डूpendu20
पेंदूpendu20

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Footnotes

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