Dún Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland
Dún Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Dun (10,813) & Dün (169) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dun | 89 | 10,813 | / |
| Dün | 89 | 169 | / |
| Dúna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dúnn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dúin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dn | 80 | 1,056 | / |
| Dúnia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Din | 67 | 1,912,085 | / |
| Dan | 67 | 1,384,475 | / |
| Don | 67 | 58,442 | / |
| Den | 67 | 21,923 | / |
| Dyn | 67 | 1,503 | / |
| Dán | 67 | 585 | / |
| Dnh | 67 | 313 | / |
| Dna | 67 | 213 | / |
| Dön | 67 | 177 | / |
| Dén | 67 | 91 | / |
| Dnn | 67 | 42 | / |
| Dni | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dhn | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wdn | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dnw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dnu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dne | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dwn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ddn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dno | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tún | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dtn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hdn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tdn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dny | 67 | 5 | / |
| Djn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dîn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dàn | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'N | 67 | 1 | / |
| D N | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dãn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dúnová | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dún
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