Dundun Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Dundun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dundun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3991:1,922,47066,781
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Guyana101:76,2225,818
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dundun (723) may also be a first name.

Dundun Last Name Facts

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

Dundun (Hindi: दुन्दुन, Marathi: दुंदुं, Oriya: ଡୁଂଡୁଂ, Russian: Дундун) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dundun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 544,093rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Dundun are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dundun is also the 306,882nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 723 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 1,922,470. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 98 percent are found, Assam, where 0 percent are found and Bihar, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India Dundun occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Dundun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dundun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dundun last name rose 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dundun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dundun last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dundung92160/
Dundune9226/
Dundhun921/
Doundoun865/
Dhundhun861/
Dunhdung861/
Dundon833,926/
Dundum8340/
Dondun836/
Dhundhune804/
Doundoung801/
Dundoon773/
Dondunn771/
Dhundum771/
Tdundon770/
Doundoum7121/
Dumdoung7116/
Dumdum676,166/
Dondon672,822/
Duimdum621/
Duumdum621/
Doumdoum5744/
Doondoon5713/
Dumdun5026/

Dundun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dundun in the Oriya language
ଡୁଂଡୁଂdundum67
ଡୂଂଡୂଂdundum23.57
ଡୂଂଡୁଂdundum6.06
ଡୁଂଡୂଂdundum1.68
ଡୁଂଡ଼ୁଂdunrum0.67
Dundun in the Marathi language
दुंदुंdundum66.67
दंदुdandu33.33
Dundun in the Hindi language
दुन्दुनdunduna50
डुनडुनdunaduna25
दुनदुनdunaduna25
Dundun in the Russian language
Дундунdundun-

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