Pundo Surname
Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname
Pundo Surname User-submission:
The Shona word this surname is believed to derive from is bundo, which means 'grassland' and is also used to refer to a certain type of grassy weed.
Pundo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 500 | 1:30,876 | 4,761 |
| Philippines | 259 | 1:390,881 | 50,526 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Pundo (186) may also be a first name.
Pundo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shona word this surname is believed to derive from is bundo, which means 'grassland' and is also used to refer to a certain type of grassy weed.
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Pundo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Pundo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pundo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pundo (Hindi: पुन्दो, Marathi: पुंडो, Russian: Пундо) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pundo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pundo is the 321,153rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Pundo live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pundo is also the 667,122nd most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 186 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 30,876. In Zimbabwe Pundo is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent are found, Harare Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.
Pundo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pundo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pundo last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pundo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfundo | 91 | 88 | / |
| Pundot | 91 | 29 | / |
| Phundo | 91 | 12 | / |
| Pundou | 91 | 10 | / |
| Pundoy | 91 | 6 | / |
| Pundoh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Poundo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Puundo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Peundo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Paundo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Poundou | 83 | 20 | / |
| Putindo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Pondo | 80 | 5,272 | / |
| Punda | 80 | 2,346 | / |
| Pausindo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phondo | 73 | 631 | / |
| Pfunda | 73 | 179 | / |
| Phindo | 73 | 160 | / |
| Pondoy | 73 | 91 | / |
| Peunda | 73 | 35 | / |
| Pundap | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ponduo | 73 | 34 | / |
| Paunda | 73 | 31 | / |
| Phunda | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pounda | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pondoi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pondou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pundah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pundat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pundas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pundaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pundad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Puunda | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pundga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pundda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poendo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pondho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pondoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pundha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poondo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponndo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phondoa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Phondoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pundapp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pundach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phondoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puineda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paundha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phundat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punddat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peundap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfounda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poendoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pundash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paundas | 67 | 0 | / |
Pundo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pundo in the Hindi language | ||
| पुन्दो | pundo | - |
| Pundo in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंडो | pundo | 90.91 |
| पुडो | pudo | 9.09 |
| Pundo in the Russian language | ||
| Пундо | pundo | - |
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Footnotes
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