Dunia Surname

22,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Dunia Surname User-submission:

Dunia is a Swahili surname meaning 'world', 'earth'.

Dunia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,2661:4,279490
Tanzania4,7121:11,2351,459
Indonesia6611:200,07418,967
Nigeria5461:324,43717,805
Uganda5051:77,3068,379
Poland3301:115,17817,248
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Venezuela481:629,25211,082
Ecuador391:407,84210,051
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Burundi161:612,803644
South Sudan161:713,442947
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India61:127,844,230863,365
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

The alternate forms: Dúnia (3) are calculated separately.

Dunia (60,031) may also be a first name.

Dunia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dunia is a Swahili surname meaning 'world', 'earth'.

- knaibei

Dunia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunia (Bengali: দুনিয়া, Georgian: დუნია, Oriya: ଦୁନିଆ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Dúnia. For other possible spellings of Dunia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dunia is the 22,029th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 295,222 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dunia reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dunia is also the 15,845th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 60,031 people.

Dunia is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 17,266 people, or 1 in 4,279. Excluding The DR Congo Dunia is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Dunia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dunia surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dunia earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.66% more than the national average, earning R 317,616 per year; in United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.51% less than the national average, earning $43,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dúnia933/
Dounia919,682/
Duniah9177/
Dhunia9159/
Dunias9154/
Dungia9143/
Daunia917/
Duenia915/
Dunnia913/
Duniay912/
Ddunia912/
Duniat912/
Dunija911/
Dunjia911/
Dugnia911/
Deunia911/
Duniea910/
Duniap910/
Dhungia831,185/
Dounias83368/
Dugniat8312/
Deuniat839/
Duinias835/
Duniach834/
Dunaiya833/
Dounnia832/
Daunias831/
Dhaunia831/
Doumnia831/
Doungia831/
Douniat831/
Dounioa831/
Dougnia831/
Dunuiya831/
Duignia830/
Dunniea830/
Donia8018,837/
Dunya803,873/
Dinia803,631/
Dunio80179/
Dugna8085/
Dunea8055/
Dunja8048/
Dunha8034/
Dougniat773/
Dhaunnia771/
Doumgnia771/
Dhunya73626/
Diniah73609/
Duneau73509/
Donnia73432/
Duinea73412/
Dunyah73388/
Dounya73348/
Dougna73324/
Diniay73251/
Dugnas7383/
Duniho7357/
Dungio7350/
Dunioh7347/
Dunjaa7339/
Dugnat7333/
Dunios7333/
Dunjay7332/
Duneah7317/
Dunyat738/
Duhnea737/
Deunha737/
D'Onia737/
Dinjia734/
Doniaa734/
Dunnya733/
Dungea732/
Dunjas732/
Daunha732/
Dhinia732/
Donija732/
Dounio732/
Dumnio732/
Dhunio732/
Duniot732/
Dunyaa732/
Donjia732/
Dounea732/
Duinya732/
Dunyoa732/
Doonia732/
Dhunja731/
Deunio731/
Daunya731/
Dunhay731/
Dunnha731/
Duynya731/
Dujnja731/
Doniea731/
Doenia731/
Donhia731/
Dounha731/
Dhonia731/
Dounja731/
Dunjat731/
Dugnay730/
Dugnio730/
Dougniaux7124/
Dunggio677,823/
Dinihay6747/
Dunihoo6735/
Dhuneea6735/
Duña6728/
Dugnach6725/
Dihniah6715/
Dougnat6715/
Dungnap6714/
Dungnoi674/
Doungna673/
Dauneha672/
Daunhau672/
Dhaunya672/
Dounjai672/
Dhunjay671/
Dhunyaa671/
Dungnaa671/
Donijay671/
Duneoha671/
Ddunios671/
Dhunyaz671/
Doumhia671/
Dounnya671/
Donaija671/
Dungnai671/
Duneeas670/
Dunehay670/
Dunihos670/

Dunia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunia in the Georgian language
დუნიაdunia-
Dunia in the Bengali language
দুনিয়াduniya-
Dunia in the Oriya language
ଦୁନିଆduni'a89.05
ଦୁନିଆାଇଁduniaa'im5.84
ଦୁନୀଆduni'a1.46
ଦୂନିଆduni'a0.73
ଦୁଣିଆduni'a0.73

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