Dual Surname
Approximately 19,152 people bear this surname
Dual Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 15,853 | 1:720 | 148 |
| Spain | 2,318 | 1:20,169 | 2,220 |
| Kenya | 415 | 1:111,277 | 9,493 |
| Philippines | 293 | 1:345,523 | 46,714 |
| Cambodia | 109 | 1:142,084 | 2,696 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Dual (3,563) may also be a first name.
Dual Demographics
Dual Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dual Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dual Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dual (Hindi: दुआल, Oriya: ଦୁଆଲ, Russian: Дуал) is carried by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dual? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,060th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 380,511 people. The surname Dual is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Dual reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 118,673rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 3,563 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is held by 15,853 people, or 1 in 720. Other than South Sudan this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Dual Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (77%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duale | 89 | 29,167 | / |
| Duall | 89 | 30 | / |
| Dhual | 89 | 25 | / |
| Duaal | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dua'l | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dualt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dualh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dualle | 80 | 2,066 | / |
| Douhal | 80 | 1,203 | / |
| Duaale | 80 | 908 | / |
| Duhalt | 80 | 147 | / |
| Duatil | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhuale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Duhall | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dualth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Duatel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhuaal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dduale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dualhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duayle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dwuall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duasil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duhald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duol | 75 | 30,390 | / |
| Tual | 75 | 5,892 | / |
| Dwal | 75 | 14 | / |
| Dbal | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dval | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dualleh | 73 | 811 | / |
| Duhault | 73 | 119 | / |
| Duhalhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duhasel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thual | 67 | 731 | / |
| Tuale | 67 | 322 | / |
| Dwale | 67 | 165 | / |
| Duhalova | 67 | 49 | / |
| Duole | 67 | 37 | / |
| Dhval | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dvale | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dhuol | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dhwal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dvall | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dwalt | 67 | 4 | / |
| D'Val | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duohl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hdbal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwall | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuall | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwaal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dweal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddval | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tualt | 67 | 1 | / |
Dual Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dual in the Hindi language | ||
| दुआल | du'ala | - |
| Dual in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁଆଲ | du'ala | 75 |
| ଦୁଆଳ | du'ala | 25 |
| Dual in the Russian language | ||
| Дуал | dual | - |
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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 Dual
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