Dunesby Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dunesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Dunesby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunesby is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunesby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dunesby live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Dunesby is most numerous in England, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 78 percent live, Hampshire, where 18 percent live and Devon, where 3 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live.

Dunesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunesby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dunesby surname rose 571 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunneby862/
Dunesway800/
Duneba7754/
Dunebe776/
Duniby770/
Duineba711/
Dunesue711/
Donebi629/
Duneve621/
Dunibe621/
Dunive620/
Dineshbhai59186/
Doneabe572/
Douniba571/
Donesva571/
Duniber571/
Dunibai571/
Dounibai533/
Dhunibai531/
Duinibai531/

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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 Dunesby
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