Dunam Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Dunam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India51:153,413,076951,030
France41:16,605,680368,153
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Dunam (83) may also be a first name.

Dunam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunam (Hindi: दूनम, Marathi: दुङम, Tibetan: འབྲུག་རྣམ་) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Dunam are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 83 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Dunam is primarily found in: Georgia, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Dunam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunham9137,139/
Dunnam912,422/
Dungam91297/
Dounam9121/
Dunahm9110/
Duhnam918/
Dunaam915/
Dunamm912/
Dhunam912/
Duname912/
Dunamn911/
Dutnam911/
Duinam911/
Daunam910/
Dounaim83240/
Duignam83119/
Dunaime8338/
Dunnham8329/
Dunhamn8325/
Dhunham832/
Doungam832/
Deungam831/
Deunham831/
Daunham831/
Dunhame831/
Dunhamk831/
Dunhamm831/
Dunhasm831/
Dumname831/
Daunaum831/
Douname831/
Dounaum831/
Dungaum831/
Dumgnam831/
Dumneam831/
Dunnamn830/
Dunhamd830/
Dunhham830/
Daunnam830/
Dounham830/
Dunaham830/
Dunan801,643/
Donam80581/
Dinam80263/
Dunom8024/
Dunhaime772/
D'Dunham771/
Duignaim770/
Duhnhame770/
Dungan737,683/
Dunand734,486/
Dinham731,760/
Dunant73642/
Dunnan73224/
Dounan73214/
Dunnom73146/
Donaim73136/
Dhunan7377/
Dunhan7372/
Daunan7348/
Donnam7347/
Dunann7346/
Deunan7336/
Dunang7334/
Dunean7329/
Dunhom7323/
Dumham7318/
Dunane7316/
Dugnan7314/
Dhonam7311/
Daunom734/
Dinaum734/
Dinaam733/
Dunain733/
Dhinam732/
Dumnan732/
Dunomt731/
Dunoum731/
Doonam731/
Duinan730/
Dunaan730/
Dhungan6736,972/
Duignan673,438/
Dounane67394/
Dounang6798/
Dunahan6777/
Duneant6741/
Dumnean6733/
Daungan6728/
Doungan6727/
Dunã6726/
Deunang6717/
Dhugnan6711/
Donaimh6710/
Dunhann677/
Dougnan677/
Dugnean676/
Dunnean676/
Dunnand675/
Daunang673/
Dunatin672/
Dunheim672/
Dunngan672/
Deunand672/
Dhunann672/
Dhunnan672/
Dienham671/
Dhunane671/
Dhunnom671/
Dhonnam671/
Dunaant671/
Dunacin671/
Dunasin671/
Dungnan671/
Dusnane671/
Duisnan671/
Dounhan671/
Dunhain671/
Dounnan671/
Dungaan671/
Deungan671/
Dunaine671/
Doumnan671/
Dumnoom671/
Dunnant670/
Deunant670/
Dunayne670/
Deugnan670/
Duygnan670/
Dunnane670/
Deunnan670/
Dunhand670/
Dungain670/
Doenham670/
Duingan670/
Donaham670/
Dunnain670/
Dunhane670/

Dunam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunam in the Tibetan language
འབྲུག་རྣམ་druknam-
Dunam in the Marathi language
दुङमdunama66.67
दुनामdunama16.67
दुनमdunama16.67
Dunam in the Hindi language
दूनमdunama50
दुनमdunama50

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