Dunam Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Dunam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
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
Dunam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dunam in the Tibetan language | ||
| འབྲུག་རྣམ་ | druknam | - |
| Dunam in the Marathi language | ||
| दुङम | dunama | 66.67 |
| दुनाम | dunama | 16.67 |
| दुनम | dunama | 16.67 |
| Dunam in the Hindi language | ||
| दूनम | dunama | 50 |
| दुनम | dunama | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dunam
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