Dancun Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Dancun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 97 | 1:476,081 | 24,779 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Dancun (7,803) may also be a first name.
Dancun Demographics
Dancun Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dancun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dancun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dancun is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dancun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Dancun occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dancun live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 72,292nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 7,803 people.
Dancun is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya Dancun is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 9 percent live and Migori County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Dancun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dancun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dancun surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dancun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danchun | 92 | 5 | / |
| Dancaun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Danchung | 86 | 21 | / |
| Danchunk | 86 | 6 | / |
| Danchund | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankun | 83 | 1,490 | / |
| Dansun | 83 | 49 | / |
| Dancon | 83 | 10 | / |
| Danjun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Doncun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Danjung | 77 | 16 | / |
| Dangkun | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dahnkun | 77 | 12 | / |
| Dansung | 77 | 11 | / |
| Donchun | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dansund | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dansoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dankkun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damcheun | 71 | 5 | / |
| Donchung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dankunne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Danzoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahnquon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahnkoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dansoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dainsuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danson | 67 | 5,449 | / |
| Danjum | 67 | 325 | / |
| Doncon | 67 | 269 | / |
| Damkun | 67 | 108 | / |
| Danjoutin | 67 | 71 | / |
| Danzon | 67 | 56 | / |
| Donsun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Damjun | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dankon | 67 | 19 | / |
| Damsun | 67 | 18 | / |
| Donchoung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Donjun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dankoutin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dansum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danzum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkun | 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 Dancun
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