Rundu Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Namibia

Rundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4551:33,9305,223
Papua New Guinea1811:45,0485,552
Malaysia1471:200,64111,800
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Namibia801:30,1184,580
Estonia151:88,12015,474
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rundu (295) may also be a first name.

Rundu Last Name Facts

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

Rundu (Hindi: रुन्दु, Oriya: ରୁୂ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rundu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 324,225th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,342,512 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Rundu live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 513,559th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 295 people.

The last name Rundu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 455 people, or 1 in 33,930. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rundau91264/
Rundus91137/
Rundut9124/
Ruundu911/
Roundou839/
Rondu8096/
Rundhaus771/
Runduist771/
Rondou73523/
Rondau7343/
Rondeu7311/
Ronndu731/
Ronddu731/
Rumduth671/
Rhondau671/
Rondó604/
Rondão555/

Rundu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rundu in the Hindi language
रुन्दुrundu-
Rundu in the Oriya language
ରୁୂruu66.67
ରୁୁଟୁଡୁruutudu33.33

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rundu
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