Sunde Surname

43,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Norway

Sunde Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) Dweller near the narrow water passage; dweller near the ferry landing.

Sunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Norway3,8981:1,319106
United States1,7651:205,35920,151
Cameroon1571:132,28714,892
India1571:4,885,767123,562
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Zimbabwe941:164,23720,345
Canada881:418,70036,754
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Australia401:674,89346,030
England351:1,591,94567,242
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Finland101:549,67032,186
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Šunde (69) & Sundé (1) are calculated separately.

Sunde (1,062) may also be a first name.

Sunde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) Dweller near the narrow water passage; dweller near the ferry landing.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sunde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunde (Hindi: सुन्दे, Marathi: सुंडे, Oriya: ସୁେ) is borne by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Šunde or Sundé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,193rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 604,675 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Sunde live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Sunde is also the 245,583rd most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 1,062 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Apart from Mozambique Sunde exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Sunde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sunde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sunde surname grew 5,883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sunde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sunde surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Sunde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.15% more than the national average, earning 408,910 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 135.13% more than the national average, earning R 558,768 per year; in United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $55,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šunde9369/
Sundé931/
Sunder9115,394/
Sundet912,626/
Sundes91729/
Sounde91458/
Sundey91322/
Saunde91121/
Sundie9191/
Sundee9145/
Shunde9138/
Sundge9122/
Suinde9117/
Sundei9113/
Sundeu9113/
Sundep917/
Seunde916/
Sundeh914/
Sunded913/
Sundez912/
Sundhe912/
Sgunde911/
Scunde911/
Sundhes83768/
Saunder83569/
Sundeep83427/
Sundher83151/
Scundea83120/
Shounde83109/
Shunder83106/
Shundeh8337/
Sounder8322/
Saundes8316/
Sundhed8311/
Sundesh839/
Sundhei839/
Sundeid839/
Sunderø839/
Soundie839/
Soundee837/
Soundey836/
Shaunde835/
Szunder834/
Shuinde834/
Sundeer834/
Saundhe833/
Sumnder833/
Soundje833/
Saundee833/
Soundes832/
Soundde832/
Sunderr832/
Saundey832/
Sunnder832/
Sundeed832/
Sundess831/
Saundde831/
Shundei831/
Sheunde831/
Sundder831/
Suynder831/
Shuende831/
Suindeh831/
Sjundhe831/
Soundea831/
Shundee831/
Sundeth831/
Suinder830/
Sonde8078,265/
Sundi8030,370/
Sunda8011,437/
Zunde801,282/
Sundy80914/
Junde80196/
Cunde8050/
Sumde803/
Xunde803/
Sutender7718/
Sutendey7713/
Shounder7710/
Saundets774/
Sundheep773/
Susinder773/
Saundess772/
Saundees772/
Saundeis771/
Sundheer771/
Saunderr770/
Shaunder770/
Shinde731,357,013/
Sunday73701,708/
Shonde735,451/
Sundhi731,992/
Sondej731,620/
Shunda731,466/
Sundui731,359/
Sounda731,310/
Soundy73990/
Shundi73877/
Seunda73765/
Jundee73732/
Sunduy73719/
Sondey73468/
Zounde73452/
Zunder73383/
Saunda73322/
Sondee73314/
Szundi73274/
Cundey73250/
Sondei73230/
Sundai73178/
Sundoy73141/
Jundeh73120/
Scundi73105/
Sondhe73103/
Siundi7398/
Szundy7388/
Jundes7387/
Sundøy7383/
Giunde7360/
Jundez7356/
Sundha7351/
Saundi7349/
Chunde7347/
Sondea7338/
Soonde7325/
Sunnda7323/
Sundip7322/
Suinda7321/
Jhunde7317/
Sundih7317/
Sundys7315/
Sumdee7315/
Suundi7313/
Sonnde7312/
Sundiy7311/
Sondie7310/
Saundy739/
Soundi739/
Junder739/
Ssunda739/
Sondde738/
Zhunde737/
Sunndi737/
Saumde737/
Djunde736/
Sundit736/
Sunddy736/
Sundoi735/
Sumder735/
Sundio735/
Zundje734/
Ziunde733/
Sundaa733/
Siunda733/
Jundet733/
Suindi732/
Sundda732/
Zundhe732/
Jundde732/
Sjonde732/
Ssonde732/
Soumde732/
Soende732/
Sundaj732/
Suynda732/
Sundis732/
Jumnde731/
Jaunde731/
Sundoj731/
Sundyi731/
Sumdea731/
Sunndy731/
Junded731/
Jounde731/
Zundee731/
Suhndi731/
Soundé731/
Szunda731/
Cuinde731/
Sumded731/
Shumde730/
Zundeh730/
Schuinder7161/
Suchender711/
Suchinder711/
Sseutinde711/
Sutendi673,463/
Shinnde671,714/
Sheunda67960/
Chaunde67798/
Chunder67461/
Shindhe67382/
Chundet67336/
Zoundje67278/
Shindeh67247/
Shundhi67222/
Dziunde67209/
Saundhi67180/
Chundee67147/
Shiende67108/
Sundaya67103/
Chounde6796/
Shindey6796/
Shundai6791/
Sutendy6785/
Djounde6764/
Sunnday6763/
Susendi6760/
Shounda6755/
Sundays6747/
Shondee6743/
Sundhiy6736/
Saunday6732/
Ssunday6725/
Zoundea6724/
Sundday6723/
Shaunda6722/
Schoutende6722/
Soundis6715/
Suunday6715/
Saundih6713/
Sheundi6713/
Susendy6711/
Shhinde6711/
Soundhi6711/
Sundaay6711/
Siunday6710/
Sounday6710/
Schonde679/
Suinday679/
Shindee678/
Seunday678/
Soundoi678/
Sondhea677/
Scunday676/
Suynday676/
Sundich675/
Shundha675/
Shunday675/
Djundje675/
Shumdee675/
Jundech675/
Suntday674/
Shindie674/
Shoonde674/
Soundha673/
Sunhday673/
Shondde673/
Saundha673/
Shihnde672/
Shindde672/
Shindea672/
Shindei672/
Shinhde672/
Schumde672/
Sundayt672/
Sjunday672/
Susnday672/
Zoundie672/
Jhundhe672/
Saundhy671/
Saundis671/
Jounder671/
Chundhe671/
Sjhinde671/
Shindej671/
Shindeu671/
Shintde671/
Soundih671/
Sundgay671/
Sundahy671/
Sundayj671/
Suhnday671/
Szunday671/
Saundaj671/
Jundeed671/
Zeundeu671/
Zundeth671/
Sondhee671/
Shuundi671/
Sseunda671/
Djuinde671/
Djeunde671/
Sondiey671/
Jsunday671/
Soundid671/
Sundaiy671/
Sundhis671/
Zuinder671/
Sahundi671/
Shaundy670/
Chundey670/
Sundiss670/
Shumder670/

Sunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunde in the Oriya language
ସୁେsue81.25
ଶୁେsue18.75
Sunde in the Marathi language
सुंडेsunde64.75
सुन्डेsunde28.74
सुंदेsunde3.45
सूंडेsunde1.92
सुडेsude0.38
सून्डेsunde0.38
Sunde in the Hindi language
सुन्देsunde62.5
सुन्डेsunde8.33
सून्डेsunde8.33
सुंदेsunde4.17
झून्डाjhunda4.17
सुनदीsunadi4.17
सून्देsunde4.17
सुनडेsunade4.17

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