Dunce Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Dunce Surname Definition:

From Dunse; a location name in Berwick.

Dunce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia601:34,1675,221
England331:1,688,42669,999
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Dunce (22) may also be a first name.

Dunce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Dunse; a location name in Berwick.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dunce Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunce is found most in Latvia. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dunce.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunce? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. Dunce is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dunce are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 34,167. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 87 percent live, Vidzeme, where 7 percent live and Latgale, where 3 percent live. Excluding Latvia it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Dunce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunce has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dunce surname fell 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dunce earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dounce9197/
Daunce9165/
Duncea9165/
Dunche9113/
Duncer912/
Duncie911/
Duncei911/
Dauncey83986/
Dunsche83142/
Duncher832/
Dunchee831/
Dunscee831/
Dusence831/
Dunchey831/
Duncett830/
Dunckee830/
Dunca805,105/
Dunge803,485/
Dunke80541/
Dunse80501/
Dunch80217/
Donce80127/
Dunze8043/
Duncă806/
Dunje804/
Duncy801/
Dumce801/
Dunschee7719/
D'Auncey7713/
Dunceith771/
Dunckiey771/
Daunchey770/
Dungca7311,387/
Dungey733,077/
Dunger731,452/
Dunque731,341/
Dungee73805/
Doncea73787/
Daunge73449/
Duhnke73239/
Dunzer73234/
Dunkes73180/
Dunsch73134/
Duntze73130/
Dunget73111/
Dunkey7380/
Daunke7377/
Dunsey7372/
Dumcke7364/
Daunch7364/
Dunser7361/
Dhunke7360/
Dunchi7351/
Dunjey7343/
Dhunge7340/
Dungke7334/
Duncis7327/
Duncip7326/
Dunsee7321/
Dungie7316/
Dhuncy7313/
Doncey7313/
Duncka7312/
Dunkie7311/
Ducens738/
Dunges737/
Dounge736/
Dumnke736/
Dunchy735/
Dundge734/
Dounje734/
Duntse733/
Dunkee733/
Duncza733/
Dounze733/
Doncej733/
Dungea732/
Dunkez732/
Dunkhe732/
Dhunje732/
Dunjee732/
Daunse732/
Duncay731/
Deunge731/
Dunnke731/
Dunshe731/
Dunzee731/
Donceh731/
Doonce731/
Dumche731/
Doncei731/
Doncke731/
Duunge731/
Dounke731/
Duncoy731/
Dunncj731/
Dunsie731/
Doncee731/
Dunkeu731/
Duncai731/
Dunkge731/
Dauncy730/
Dunzey730/
Dunkke730/
Dunset730/
Dusenge6713,987/
Dunz67837/
Dunshee67713/
Dunshea67558/
Duns67533/
Dunseth67293/
Dunshie67141/
Deunger6791/
Doncque6778/
Dungcoy6777/
Dungque6748/
Dundjer6743/
Dungcay6742/
Dungket6725/
Dusinge6723/
Doundze6719/
D'Unger6716/
Dunquez6712/
Deunsch6710/
Dunquer6710/
Duntzee677/
Dunschi677/
Dounkeu677/
Dunåker677/
Deuntje677/
Dunnker676/
Doumche676/
Dunchai675/
Dhaunge674/
Dhaunje674/
Dountse673/
Dunckis672/
Dahunse672/
Dunchip672/
Dusenje672/
Dungchi672/
Doungey672/
Daunsey671/
Dhunjee671/
Dautnch671/
Dungesh671/
Dungess671/
Dunkett671/
Dunkich671/
Dunkoey671/
Dunseat671/
Dunsgey671/
Dunsiee671/
Dounger671/
Dounkeh671/
Dunseah671/
Duunchi671/
Hdundje671/
Dauncay671/
Daunsøe671/
Deunseh671/
Dundcis671/
Dujncis671/
Dunx671/
Dounchi671/
Dungkea671/
Dungett670/
Daumcer670/
Dunnsey670/
Dunsher670/
Dunsett670/
Dunkest670/
Dhunger670/
Dunsier670/
Dounges670/
Donckey670/
Doundge670/
Dunseit670/

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