Witundu Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Witundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Tanzania811:653,60039,027

Witundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witundu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Witundu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witundu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,272,314th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Witundu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Witundu is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 45 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wotundu86835/
Bitundu86305/
Watundu86181/
Wetundu86116/
Witindu864/
Wutundu864/
Witunut861/
Witunud861/
Widundu861/
Witandou801/
Witand774/
Bitoundou7526/
Witouandi751/
Watunda71133/
Witende7170/
Witonde7150/
Witnadi7119/
Wadundu7117/
Wetunde7110/
Witindi718/
Witanda718/
Wotondu714/
Watandu713/
Witonda712/
Weitand711/
Watunde711/
Watundo711/
Wotunda711/
Wotundo711/
Wedundu711/
Wetunda711/
Witunat711/
Watondua6775/
Witanday6735/
Waitindi6721/
Watendua674/
Wetundwa674/
Wyitonda671/
Wutondua671/
Waitende671/
Waitenda671/
Waitandi671/
Wadundue671/
Wetundio671/
Wotundah671/
Witandai671/

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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
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  • 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 Witundu
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