Dunaway Surname
Approximately 15,158 people bear this surname
Dunaway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,789 | 1:24,509 | 3,088 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Philippines | 63 | 1:1,606,956 | 108,100 |
| Honduras | 50 | 1:176,329 | 2,117 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,709 | 1:29,385 | 3,576 |
Dunaway (28) may also be a first name.
Dunaway Demographics
Average Male Dunaway Height
176.92 cm
Average Female Dunaway Height
163.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dunaway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunaway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dunaway is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunaway? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,920th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 480,772 people. The surname Dunaway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dunaway reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.
The surname Dunaway is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 14,789 people, or 1 in 24,509. In The United States Dunaway is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Kentucky, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Dunaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dunaway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 865 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dunaway Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dunaway last name are 18.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.89% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dunaway earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $45,871 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunnaway | 93 | 668 | / |
| Dunawaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Duneaway | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dunasway | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dunaways | 93 | 0 | / |
| Dunawa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Dunawy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Donaway | 86 | 620 | / |
| Dunaewa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Dunoway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Duneway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dunawau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dunnawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dumnawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dounawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dinaway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Donnaway | 80 | 37 | / |
| Dinawaya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Doungawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dounnawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhunawat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dunneway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dunnoway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Donawa | 77 | 669 | / |
| Dinawa | 77 | 137 | / |
| Dunawi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Dunaba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dunowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dunaby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dungavayh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dunaeva | 71 | 19,921 | / |
| Donoway | 71 | 189 | / |
| Dunavat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Dunabai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dunayva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dounaba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dungava | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dunasua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Donawha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dunavad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dunaiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhunava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dounowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dunnawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donawoy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dhunavat | 67 | 381 | / |
| Doumhawa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dounaeva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dounavat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dhungava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dumnawee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dunnaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhunabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donnoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunnavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunhavey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunasuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunavast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donnavay | 67 | 0 | / |
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Dunaway Reference & Research
Dunaway DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dunaway FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dunaway
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis