Randu Surname

103,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Randu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Randu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,8331:12,0481,503
Indonesia4761:277,83425,037
France1061:626,62982,018
Botswana501:43,7398,388
India261:29,502,515369,827
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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

Randu (2,332) may also be a first name.

Randu Last Name Facts

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

Randu (Bengali: রন্দু, Hindi: रन्दू, Marathi: रंदु, Oriya: ରାୁ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Randú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Randu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,471st most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,603,773 people. Randu is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Randu reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Randu is also the 154,059th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 2,332 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,833 people, or 1 in 12,048. In Kenya Randu is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 70 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 19 percent are found and Kwale County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Kenya Randu occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Randu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Randu last name is chiefly Christian (85%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Randú931/
Randau91608/
Randut91308/
Randus91277/
Randou9199/
Randeu9128/
Randhu9116/
Randuh9115/
Randui916/
Rhandu912/
Randuz912/
Ramndu911/
Raindu911/
Randoux83330/
Randuch8350/
Randeus833/
Hrandus832/
Randuha831/
Rasendu831/
Reandau831/
Randuph831/
Randeux831/
Randuit831/
Rondu8096/
Ramdu8073/
Randó801/
Randouph773/
Randouch771/
Randoush771/
Randhouh771/
Randautz770/
Rondou73523/
Ramdou73174/
Randoe7362/
Ramdut7358/
Rondau7343/
Randoo7319/
Rondeu7311/
Ramdau736/
Ramdus734/
Ramdui732/
Ramdhu731/
Ramdud731/
Ronddu731/
Randão731/
Ronndu731/
Randausch7121/
Ramdutt67473/
Rondeux67104/
Roundou679/
Rondaud678/
Reindus675/
Rondoux674/
Rondaut672/
Ramdhut671/
Rhondus671/
Rhondau671/
Ramdaud671/
Reyndus670/

Randu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Randu in the Bengali language
রন্দুrandu-
Randu in the Oriya language
ରାୁrau85.71
ରଞ୍ଦୁrandu14.29
Randu in the Hindi language
रन्दूrandu50
रन्दुrandu25
रण्डूrandu6.25
रान्दूrandu6.25
रंदुrandu6.25
रांदूrandu6.25
Randu in the Marathi language
रंदुrandu46.15
रांडुrandu15.38
रंदूrandu7.69
ऱंदुrandu7.69
रंडुrandu7.69
रांदूrandu7.69
पांडूpandu7.69

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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 Randu
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