Dambun Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Dambun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dambun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dambun (Oriya: ଡାୁନ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dambun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Dambun live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 67 percent live and National Capital District, where 33 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambung92156/
Dambeun9231/
Damboun922/
Dambon83338/
Damwun8328/
Damboum773/
Danboun773/
Danbung771/
Doembun771/
Damboń67180/
Dombon67166/
Danbon675/
Danbum674/
Damwon672/
Dembuń671/
Doumboune671/
Danboon622/
Domwoun621/
Domboon621/
Donbon5094/
Danwon506/
Donwun501/
Domboń501/
Dannenpaun501/

Dambun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dambun in the Oriya language
ଡାୁନdauna-

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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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  • 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 Dambun
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