Dhurun Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Dhurun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhurun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius551:23,5174,778
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Dhurun (39) may also be a first name.

Dhurun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhurun is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhurun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhurun is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Dhurun are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 23,517. In Mauritius it is mostly found in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritius this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhurrun921/
Durun91135/
Durgun8318,417/
Duruin831,549/
Durung83161/
Dhorun8332/
Duraun8314/
Durunt836/
Dhirun835/
Durund833/
Durune831/
Dhurum831/
Duroun831/
Durğun831/
Dhurucing801/
Dhuhron774/
Dutrung773/
Duruten771/
Durutin771/
Duraunt770/
Duron7338,797/
Durum731,666/
Dirun73940/
Durón73132/
Dorun73119/
Duruttyn711/
Durunova711/
Durrum67140/
Dauron67104/
Duroon6732/
Douron6725/
Duroussin6723/
Doorun6714/
Durron675/
Dutrum674/
Durhun673/
Doruin672/
Dourhoune671/
Duroen671/
Duronn671/
Durumg671/
Doroun671/
Dorhun671/
Dirrun670/
Diruin670/
Duiron670/
Dureum670/

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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 Dhurun
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