Dungun Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dungun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dungun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dungun (14) may also be a first name.

Dungun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dungun (Marathi: डुंगून) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dungun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dungun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dungun is the 1,163,787th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Dungun live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,191,434. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent are found, Central Kalimantan, where 1 percent are found and North Maluku, where 1 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.

Dungun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dungun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dungun surname declined 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunggun92103/
Dungung922/
Dugun9156/
Dunun9113/
Doungoun862/
Dungaung862/
Dounggun861/
Dungoung861/
Duygun832,501/
Dunung83629/
Dungon83303/
Dungum83166/
Dugune8324/
Dumgun834/
Dumnun834/
Dongun833/
Dunnun832/
Duggun831/
Dununn831/
Dugund831/
Dughun831/
Dusgun831/
Dununt831/
Dunhun830/
Duigun830/
Dunggon77356/
Dugutin7732/
Dounoun776/
Doungon773/
Donggun773/
Dunnung772/
Dunutin771/
Dhungon771/
Daugune771/
Dugusin771/
Dung'on771/
Dungaum771/
Dungnum771/
Dumnuin771/
Dhugune771/
Duigund770/
Dunon73449/
Dogun73422/
Dugum73151/
Dunum7329/
Doungoum7116/
Dounoune719/
Dugunova716/
Dounhoun711/
Dumgound711/
Doungnum711/
Doungoon711/
Daunhaun710/
Dongon673,677/
Dunnum67343/
Dounon67134/
Dunoon6787/
Dunnon6779/
Dugung6733/
Dughum6727/
Daunon6716/
Doggun6714/
Dunhum674/
Dhunum673/
Dunhon673/
Dounum672/
Deunon672/
Duynum671/
Deugum671/
Dunoum671/
Duggum671/
Doogun671/
Doguín671/
Dumgum671/
Dunheusen670/
Daunum670/

Dungun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dungun in the Marathi language
डुंगूनdunguna-

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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
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  • 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 Dungun
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