Dukun Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dukun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dukun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dutkun91520/
Duykun91208/
Dukhun9133/
Dukune9111/
Dukkun917/
Dukund912/
Daukun911/
Dukaung835/
Doukoun832/
Dukunne831/
Dushkun831/
Dikun802,799/
Dokun80466/
Dukon8068/
Ducun8020/
Dukunova772/
Doukoung771/
Dukheung771/
Duckuntt770/
Dookun73198/
Dikunh73128/
Dokoun73126/
Dukhon7386/
Dickun7361/
Dukkon7352/
Dikunn7333/
Dikhun7329/
Duckum7312/
Dikkun737/
Daukon734/
Duckon733/
Duskum733/
Dokuin732/
Dockun732/
Diekun731/
Dukcon731/
Ducusn731/
Dokhun731/
Dokkun731/
Dokuhn731/
Doukon730/
Doukhoune712/
Doushkoun711/
Ducusin6710,161/
Ducuing67549/
Dookhun67357/
Dokkhun674/
Ducucin674/
Ducusen673/
Duckkum671/
Ducuisn671/
Dhookun671/
Daukoum671/
Dockhun670/
Dockunn670/

Dukun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dukun in the Oriya language
ଦୁକୁନdukuna-
Dukun in the Marathi language
डुंकुंनdunkunna66.67
दुकुनdukuna33.33
Dukun in the Hindi language
दुकूनdukuna50
दुकुनdukuna50
Dukun in the Russian language
Дукунdukun-

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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 Dukun
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