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

Dunam (Hindi: दूनम, Marathi: दुङम, Tibetan: འབྲུག་རྣམ་) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname 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. Dunam is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 83 people.

Dunam is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Dunam is most common in: Georgia, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs 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 prevalency of Dunam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunam last name decreased 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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