Dhunkal Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Dhunkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhunkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland1,4301:2,448279
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Dhunkal (126) may also be a first name.

Dhunkal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhunkal (Hindi: धुंकल) is carried by more people in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dhunkal.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhunkal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,886th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dhunkal are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 126 people.

The surname Dhunkal is most commonly occurring in Somaliland, where it is borne by 1,430 people, or 1 in 2,448. Aside from Somaliland this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Dhunkal Last Name Statistics demography

Dhunkal earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhunkaal93169/
Dhaunkal939/
Dhounkal932/
Dhunkhal931/
Dunkal9220/
Dungkal8625/
Dhuncal8610/
Dhonkal868/
Dunkale866/
Dunkall860/
Daungkal801/
Dunkhall800/
Donkal7728/
Duncal777/
Doungkeal751/
Dungkol712/
Dongkal712/
Dunkoul711/
Duncaal711/
Duncale711/
Duncall711/
Dunkholt671/
Dounkoule6344/
Doungkool632/
Daungkool631/
Donkol62926/
Duncol6210/
Doncal629/
Dumkool571/
Doumkol571/
Dongkol571/
Doncall571/
Duncoll570/
Dongkool535/
Doumkole531/

Dhunkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhunkal in the Hindi language
धुंकलdhunkala48.05
धूंकलdhunkala42.86
ढुंकलdhunkala3.9
ढूंकलdhunkala2.6
ढून्कलdhunkala1.3
धूॅकलdhuekala1.3

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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 Dhunkal
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