Dunkely Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dunkely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunkely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Dunkely Last Name Facts

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

Dunkely is found most in Jamaica. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dunkely are found; 42 percent are found in Caribbean and 42 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 286,995. In Jamaica Dunkely is mostly concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 80 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Jamaica this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Dunkely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunkely has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dunkely last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunkely Last Name Statistics demography

Dunkely earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunkeley930/
Dunkesley880/
Dunnkeely880/
Dhunkele801/
Dunkiley800/
Dunkale716/
Donkela714/
Donckele6770/
Dhonkela671/
Donkile5736/
Donkila571/
Duncale571/

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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 Dunkely
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