Dhungan Surname
Approximately 36,972 people bear this surname
Dhungan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 36,959 | 1:771 | 147 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Dhungan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhungan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhungan (Marathi: ढुंगण) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhungan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,059th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 197,110 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhungan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Dhungan is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is carried by 36,959 people, or 1 in 771. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Bagmati, where 37 percent are found, Mechi, where 12 percent are found and Gandaki, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nepal this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhungan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhungan in the Marathi language | ||
| ढुंगण | dhungana | 50 |
| धुगन | dhugana | 50 |
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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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- 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 Dhungan
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