Dhunan Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Dhunan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 68 | 1:418,838 | 4,067 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Dhunan (26) may also be a first name.
Dhunan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhunan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhunan (Hindi: धुनन) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhunan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Dhunan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhunan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhunan is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
It is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 418,838. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Bagmati, where 29 percent live, Narayani, where 21 percent live and Gandaki, where 19 percent live. Beside Nepal Dhunan occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhunan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhunan in the Hindi language | ||
| धुनन | dhunana | 46.67 |
| धुनना | dhunana | 40 |
| धुनान | dhunana | 6.67 |
| धुणां | dhunam | 6.67 |
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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 Dhunan
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