Duan Surname

163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,388,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Duan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China3,363,4981:40777
Taiwan6,7541:3,471119
Thailand5,6101:12,592797
United States2,4591:147,40115,211
Singapore1,8271:3,015258
India1,5791:485,79224,653
Hong Kong1,4901:4,923236
Philippines1,1501:88,03315,317
Canada7321:50,3366,102
Vietnam5311:174,475910
Indonesia4801:275,51924,851
Australia4521:59,7257,245
Macau2931:2,053219
Malaysia2191:134,6778,636
United Arab Emirates1941:47,2284,774
England1831:304,47023,072
France1621:410,01760,039
Turkey1491:522,29129,341
Germany1131:712,43854,203
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Japan911:1,404,88223,668
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Spain721:649,33429,324
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Liberia391:113,0398,770
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland91:610,74534,002
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Duan (122,456) may also be a first name.

Duan Last Name Facts

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

Duan (Hindi: दुआं, Oriya: ଦୁଆନ, Russian: Дуан) is most common in China. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Duan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duan? popularity and diffusion

Duan is the 163rd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,150 people. The surname Duan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Duan live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 8,449th most numerous given name on earth, held by 122,456 people.

The surname is most common in China, where it is carried by 3,363,498 people, or 1 in 407. Excluding China this surname exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Duan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Duan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Duan last name expanded 9,836 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Duan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Duan last name are 8.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Duan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $48,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $56,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duane894,688/
Duang89513/
Duann8980/
Duant8959/
Duand8931/
Dhuan8925/
Duaan898/
Duanc891/
Dwuan891/
Duatin801,224/
Douhan80400/
Duhant80147/
Duasin8030/
Duanne8025/
Duayne809/
Duaina807/
Duhand805/
Duaten804/
Duangc804/
Duangk803/
Duhamn802/
Dhuang801/
Dhuaan801/
Duasen801/
Duanhe801/
Duhaun800/
Tuan75270,188/
Duon7517,433/
Dwan752,176/
Duam7562/
Dvan755/
Dban753/
Douhane7342/
Duasing7340/
Duanova7331/
Douhain7313/
Duhatin736/
Douhant731/
Duachen731/
Duhasin731/
D'Huang731/
Duatijn731/
Duating731/
Duaasen731/
Duong671,174,668/
Thuan6715,309/
Tuang674,857/
Dwane671,526/
Duonh67509/
Tuane67180/
Tuanh67170/
Uamduang67104/
Dhvan6798/
Duhanova6782/
Dhwan6770/
Tuand6734/
Dwain6725/
Duont6722/
Duhanová6718/
Tuann6714/
D'Wan679/
Duone677/
Duhań676/
Dvane676/
Dvang675/
Dvain674/
Dwean674/
Dhuam674/
Dwhan674/
Dvant673/
D'Van673/
Dvhan673/
Dwaun673/
Ddban672/
Tuanc672/
Duamg672/
Tuant672/
Duond672/
Duamd671/
Duhasing671/
Tdwan671/
Hdwan671/
Dwuon671/
Dbaan671/
Duamt671/
Dbain671/
Dwayn671/
Dwann670/

Duan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duan in the Hindi language
दुआंdu'am-
Duan in the Oriya language
ଦୁଆନdu'ana97.3
ଦୁଆନ୍du'an0.14
ଦୁଆଁdu'am0.14
Duan in the Russian language
Дуанduan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Duan
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