Dudas Surname

64,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Dudas Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Hungarian origin. It means 'one who is playing on bagpipe'. The meaning comes from the word duda, which means 'kind of bagpipe'.

Dudas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2751:159,32316,228
Romania2,0281:9,9001,304
Philippines1,6571:61,09710,330
Canada2871:128,38213,382
Poland1881:202,17426,943
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
Hungary1381:71,1327,271
Ukraine1091:417,63950,036
England1011:551,66433,983
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Spain851:550,02426,624
Slovakia801:66,70612,954
Austria581:146,81819,663
Australia491:550,93340,757
France461:1,443,972140,296
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
India251:30,682,615377,978
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Norway121:428,52437,411
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Dudás (11,490), Dudaš (2,280), Dudaş (220), Dudaș (61), Dūdas (2), Dudàs (2), Dudaś (1) & Dudáš (2,055) are calculated separately.

Dudas (59) may also be a first name.

Dudas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Hungarian origin. It means 'one who is playing on bagpipe'. The meaning comes from the word duda, which means 'kind of bagpipe'.

- andread

(Hungarian, Serbian, Ukrainian) It is an occupational surname for 'piper'. It comes from Slavic dude (bagpipes).

- alenuska27

Dudas Last Name Facts

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

Dudas (Marathi: दुदास, Russian: Дудас) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Dudás, Dudaš, Dudaş, Dudaș, Dūdas, Dudàs, Dudaś or Dudáš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,164th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 934,181 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Dudas live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dudas is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 59 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,275 people, or 1 in 159,323. In The United States Dudas is most numerous in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 26 percent live and The Philippines, where 21 percent live.

Dudas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dudas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 75,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dudas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dudas last name are 9.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Dudas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning 286,695 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 296.84% more than the national average, earning R 943,044 per year; in United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,649 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dudás9311,490/
Dudaš932,280/
Dudaş93220/
Dudaș9361/
Dūdas932/
Dudàs932/
Dudaś931/
Dudash913,034/
Dhudas91119/
Dudasz9167/
Daudas9128/
Dudase917/
Doudas914/
Duedas913/
Duda's911/
Dudhas911/
Dudass911/
Dudašs911/
Duda8993,455/
Dudáš872,055/
Dhudase83502/
Dudasch8358/
Dhudash832/
Daudhas831/
Dudahsh831/
Douydas831/
Daudase831/
Dauda80443,248/
Didas8014,412/
Douda804,505/
Dudau802,246/
Dudda802,011/
Dudha801,626/
Deuda801,129/
Dudai80987/
Dutda80918/
Duday80650/
Dudah80593/
Dhuda80539/
Dudea80324/
Dujda80204/
Dudos80196/
Dodas80130/
Dudat80116/
Duuda8049/
Dudaj8044/
Dudac8040/
Dudad8020/
Duida8015/
Dudaa806/
Dudap806/
Dduda805/
Dusda805/
Dudaz802/
Duhda801/
Dudga801/
Tduda801/
Dudač801/
Dudasova77137/
Dudasová7714/
Doudasse776/
Dhudashe771/
Dudhashe771/
Dudhat738,153/
Doudah732,848/
Dauday73274/
Dhudat73273/
Daudau73205/
Dahuda73158/
Duiday73151/
Dhauda7399/
Dudarz7366/
Doudat7365/
Doudos7365/
Daudah7359/
Didash7346/
Dudous7341/
Daudai7340/
Dudhad7334/
Dhuuda7334/
Dudois7331/
Doudai7328/
Dudhai7325/
Dudday7322/
Dhodas7321/
Daudha7318/
Dudaiy7317/
Daudaa7316/
Dudaha7314/
Daudat7313/
Dhuday7311/
Dhouda739/
Duddha738/
Dhudda738/
Dudatt738/
Dudach738/
Douday737/
Daudda737/
Doudda737/
Dudose736/
Dhudaj736/
Dhudha736/
Dodash736/
Doudha736/
Dudhay736/
Duchda736/
Dudoos735/
Douhda735/
Dudadh734/
Dudosh734/
Daudea734/
Dodhas734/
Dhidas733/
Duddai733/
Dhudga733/
Daudad733/
Duidha733/
Dudeau733/
Hdouda733/
Dodais733/
Dudhaa733/
Dudath732/
Dudoss732/
Duudha732/
Dhudad732/
Dhudap732/
Dudacz732/
Doddas731/
Dushda731/
Duudaa731/
Dudadd731/
Dudaij731/
Dudapp731/
Duddea731/
Dudhah731/
Dudhap731/
Doudau731/
Dauuda731/
Ddauda731/
Doedas731/
Daudaz731/
Dusdos731/
Deudai731/
Didaus731/
Dousda731/
Doutda731/
Doudaz731/
Doudoa731/
Douyda731/
Dudajc731/
Dudaux731/
Duidat731/
Duydai731/
Deudat731/
Dusday731/
Dudashova7111/
Dhaudhase711/
Doda6738,934/
Dudo672,119/
Dudhaiy67641/
Doudeau67396/
Dūda67344/
Duidhay67164/
Dhudhat67111/
Dóda6767/
Deusdad6766/
Dhaudha6733/
Duudgai6730/
Dudault6730/
Daudois6727/
Dudă6711/
Doudous678/
Dhuiday677/
Deusdat677/
Doudaha675/
Dhudhad673/
Doudach673/
Dhudhap672/
Dudá672/
Dudaitė672/
Dudajcz672/
Doudadj672/
Dudhadh671/
Dhudhay671/
Dusdhad671/
Duddaay671/
Dudhaij671/
Dudhhat671/
Dousdha671/
Doudeah671/
Ďuda671/
Daudaai671/
Daudaph671/
Daudaud671/
Dúda671/
Dhodaas671/
Dhodais671/
Dhaudaa671/
Dhauday671/
Dhudaai671/
Dhudaid671/
Dhudhai671/
Dousdah671/
Doudaud671/
Dudaaye671/
H'Douda671/
Douddah671/

Dudas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dudas in the Marathi language
दुदासdudasa-
Dudas in the Russian language
Дудасdudas-

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Footnotes

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