Tundu Surname

122,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4641:50,4646,102
Indonesia4731:279,59725,173
Tanzania4681:113,12310,880
Papua New Guinea4351:18,7441,904
Zimbabwe2401:64,3269,676
India1721:4,459,682116,397
Uganda1621:240,98318,138
Zambia881:180,11312,254
Turkey811:960,75844,160
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Liberia391:113,0398,770
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

The alternate forms: Tündü (15) are calculated separately.

Tundu (652) may also be a first name.

Tundu Last Name Facts

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

Tundu (Hindi: टुन्डू, Oriya: ତୁୂ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tündü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tundu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,500th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,952,719 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Tundu are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 325,275th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 652 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,464 people, or 1 in 50,464. Beside The DR Congo Tundu occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Tundu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tundu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tundup914,871/
Thundu911,192/
Toundu9148/
Taundu9136/
Tundui9124/
Tunduh9120/
Tundou9117/
Tuundu913/
Ttundu912/
Tundhu911/
Teundu911/
Tundau911/
Tündü8715/
Toundou83115/
Toundeu8311/
Tunduup831/
Thundhu831/
Teundou831/
Tundudp831/
Toundup831/
Tondu802,726/
Tundó808/
Tumdu802/
Thoundup772/
Tondou7378/
Toondu7371/
Tundoo7311/
Tondeu731/
Tondau731/
Tundoe731/
Teumdou671/
Thaundoo621/
Tondù601/
Toendoe501/

Tundu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tundu in the Oriya language
ତୁୂtuu50
ଟୁୂtuu50
Tundu in the Hindi language
टुन्डूtundu25.58
टुन्डुtundu25.58
टुण्डुtundu9.3
टुण्डूtundu9.3
टून्डूtundu6.98
टुन्दूtundu4.65
टुंडूtundu4.65
तुन्दूtundu4.65
तूंडूtundu2.33
टुंडुtundu2.33
तुंदुtundu2.33
टूण्डूtundu2.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tundu
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