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 surname Dhungan (Marathi: ढुंगण) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhungan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,059th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 197,110 people. The surname Dhungan is predominantly found 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.
The last name Dhungan is most widely held in Nepal, where it is carried by 36,959 people, or 1 in 771. In Nepal it is most common in: Bagmati, where 37 percent live, Mechi, where 12 percent live and Gandaki, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nepal this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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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