Shiundu Surname

79,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shiundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,0631:7,6171,008
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shiundu (1,306) may also be a first name.

Shiundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiundu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiundu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,923rd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,194,680 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiundu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 217,650th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,306 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 6,063 people, or 1 in 7,617. In Kenya Shiundu is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 12 percent are found and Busia County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Shiundu exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Shiundu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shiundu surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shihundu93345/
Shiunduh931/
Siundu921,171/
Chiundu86241/
Sihundu865/
Sehundu861/
Siunduh861/
Siahundu8082/
Syundu772/
Soyundu7130/
Zihundu711/
Suyundu711/
Sheondu711/
Sehundoe671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shiundu
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