Dunkan Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Panama

Dunkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1581:912,17172,266
France771:862,633101,453
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Panama131:300,9437,078
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Dunkan (160) may also be a first name.

Dunkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunkan (Hindi: दुनकन, Russian: Дункан) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dunkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkan? popularity and diffusion

Dunkan is the 738,530th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Dunkan are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 725,185th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 160 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 912,171. In Russia Dunkan is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 36 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Russia Dunkan exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Dunkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunkan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunkan last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dunkan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dunkan surname are 15.74% more likely to be registered Others than the national average, with 31.03% registered with the party.

Dunkan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dunkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunkan in the Hindi language
दुनकनdunakana-
Dunkan in the Russian language
Дунканdunkan-

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Footnotes

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