Pundo Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5001:30,8764,761
Philippines2591:390,88150,526
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
India141:54,790,384527,769
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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.

- pundo

Pundo Last Name Facts

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

Pundo (Hindi: पुन्दो, Marathi: पुंडो, Russian: Пундо) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pundo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pundo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,153rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Pundo are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pundo is also the 667,122nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 186 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 30,876. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent are found, Harare Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs 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 incidence of Pundo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pundo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pundo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfundo9188/
Pundot9129/
Phundo9112/
Pundou9110/
Pundoy916/
Pundoh915/
Poundo913/
Puundo911/
Peundo911/
Paundo911/
Poundou8320/
Putindo8314/
Pondo805,272/
Punda802,346/
Pausindo771/
Phondo73631/
Pfunda73179/
Phindo73160/
Pondoy7391/
Peunda7335/
Pundap7334/
Ponduo7334/
Paunda7331/
Phunda7322/
Pounda7316/
Pondoi7315/
Pondou738/
Pundah736/
Pundat734/
Pundas733/
Pundaa733/
Pundad733/
Puunda732/
Pundga732/
Pundda731/
Poendo731/
Pondho731/
Pondoo731/
Pundha731/
Poondo731/
Ponndo731/
Phondoa6743/
Phondoi678/
Pundapp678/
Pundach674/
Phondoy672/
Puineda672/
Paundha672/
Phundat671/
Punddat671/
Peundap671/
Pfounda671/
Poendoo671/
Pundash671/
Paundas670/

Pundo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pundo in the Hindi language
पुन्दोpundo-
Pundo in the Marathi language
पुंडोpundo90.91
पुडोpudo9.09
Pundo in the Russian language
Пундоpundo-

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