Dukun Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Dukun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Dukun (1,065) may also be a first name.
Dukun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dukun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dukun (Hindi: दुकून, Marathi: डुंकुंन, Oriya: ଦୁକୁନ, Russian: Дукун) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dukun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,338,236th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 39 percent of Dukun live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 245,186th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,065 people.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 63 percent live, East Sepik, where 21 percent live and Jiwaka, where 11 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutkun | 91 | 520 | / |
| Duykun | 91 | 208 | / |
| Dukhun | 91 | 33 | / |
| Dukune | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dukkun | 91 | 7 | / |
| Dukund | 91 | 2 | / |
| Daukun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dukaung | 83 | 5 | / |
| Doukoun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dukunne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dushkun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dikun | 80 | 2,799 | / |
| Dokun | 80 | 466 | / |
| Dukon | 80 | 68 | / |
| Ducun | 80 | 20 | / |
| Dukunova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Doukoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dukheung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Duckuntt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dookun | 73 | 198 | / |
| Dikunh | 73 | 128 | / |
| Dokoun | 73 | 126 | / |
| Dukhon | 73 | 86 | / |
| Dickun | 73 | 61 | / |
| Dukkon | 73 | 52 | / |
| Dikunn | 73 | 33 | / |
| Dikhun | 73 | 29 | / |
| Duckum | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dikkun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Daukon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Duckon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Duskum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dokuin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dockun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Diekun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dukcon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ducusn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokhun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokkun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokuhn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doukon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doukhoune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doushkoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ducusin | 67 | 10,161 | / |
| Ducuing | 67 | 549 | / |
| Dookhun | 67 | 357 | / |
| Dokkhun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ducucin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ducusen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duckkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ducuisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhookun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daukoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dockhun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dockunn | 67 | 0 | / |
Dukun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dukun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁକୁନ | dukuna | - |
| Dukun in the Marathi language | ||
| डुंकुंन | dunkunna | 66.67 |
| दुकुन | dukuna | 33.33 |
| Dukun in the Hindi language | ||
| दुकून | dukuna | 50 |
| दुकुन | dukuna | 50 |
| Dukun in the Russian language | ||
| Дукун | dukun | - |
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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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- 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 Dukun
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