Dunavan Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dunavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:550,84945,535
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Dunavan (12) may also be a first name.

Dunavan Last Name Facts

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

Dunavan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunavan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dunavan is the 496,112th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dunavan reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name Dunavan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 550,849. In The United States Dunavan is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States Dunavan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Dunavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunavan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunavan surname expanded 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunavan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dunavan last name are 17.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.66% being registered with the political party.

Dunavan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,463 USD per year.

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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 Dunavan
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