Tendu Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Kenya1731:266,93617,720
India921:8,337,667172,929
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tendu (276) may also be a first name.

Tendu Last Name Facts

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

Tendu (Hindi: तेन्दू, Marathi: तडु, Oriya: େତୁ, Tibetan: སྟེན་གྲུ་) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tendu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Tendu live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tendu is also the 534,713th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 276 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Without taking into account The DR Congo Tendu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Tendu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tendu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thendu91163/
Tendeu9198/
Tendou9129/
Tendup9111/
Tendui9110/
Teendu913/
Tenddu911/
Tiendu911/
Teundu911/
Tendus910/
Tenduis8328/
Tiendeu8314/
Thendeu832/
Tendouz831/
Thuendu831/
Thendux831/
Teundou831/
Tendouj831/
Tindu80188/
Tndup801/
Tndeu801/
Thndu801/
Tendoush7725/
Tyondu7394/
Tindou7327/
Tinduh7322/
Tindus7314/
Tindeu734/
Tuundu733/
Tntdup731/
Tyndau731/
Tendoo731/
Tindeus674/
Tyonduu671/
Thendoe671/
Timdu6018/
Tündü6015/
Tindó608/
Tindoo5567/
Tindoe551/
Timdus550/

Tendu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tendu in the Tibetan language
སྟེན་གྲུ་tendru-
Tendu in the Oriya language
େତୁetu-
Tendu in the Marathi language
तडुtadu48.33
तडूtadu26.67
टडुtadu10
टडूtadu5
तेटुtetu3.33
तदुtadu3.33
तेडूtedu3.33
Tendu in the Hindi language
तेन्दूtendu46.67
टेण्डुtendu6.67
तेंदूtendu6.67
टेंडूtendu6.67
तेंदुtendu6.67
टेंडुआtendu'a6.67
टेन्डुtendu6.67
टेंडुtendu6.67
टेण्डूtendu6.67

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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 Tendu
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