Yondu Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yondu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yondu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6331:83,6368,535
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Yondu (30) may also be a first name.

Yondu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yondu is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yondu? popularity and diffusion

Yondu is the 448,102nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yondu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Yondu is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 83,636. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 61 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yondou91572/
Uyondu9134/
Yondeu9129/
Eyondu917/
Ayondu914/
Hyondu911/
Yndu894/
Yoahndu831/
Yon'dou831/
Yoandui831/
Yandu801,607/
Yindu80144/
Jondu8063/
Yndus8010/
Iondu804/
Yondó802/
Eondu801/
Oindu801/
Yandou73287/
Yindui7388/
Yindou7345/
Ojondu7343/
Ihondu7322/
Yandeu7321/
Yandus7315/
Goindu7315/
Yandui7310/
Jyandu739/
Yiandu739/
Yandut738/
Yanduh738/
Oindui736/
Eiondu733/
Yandau732/
Yandup732/
Hyndus732/
Yaandu732/
Ehondu731/
Joundu731/
Yhandu731/
Yindhu731/
Jondou731/
Ioondu731/
Yanduy731/
Jondus731/
Yondoo731/
Yomdeu731/
Heondu731/
Ityndu731/
Indu677,128/
Endu673,157/
Yamndou678/
Yandush674/
Jonduuh671/
Goindou671/
Yanndou671/
Hoindou671/
Yandous671/
Eoundou671/
Joindau670/

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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 Yondu
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