Dunkie Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dunkie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunkie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dunkie (14) may also be a first name.

Dunkie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunkie is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Dunkie live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename in the world, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Dunkie is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.

Dunkie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunkie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunkie last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunkier923/
Dunke91541/
Dunki91156/
Dunckiey861/
Duhnke83239/
Dunkes83180/
Dhunki83163/
Duncke83151/
Dunkey8380/
Daunke8377/
Dhunke8360/
Dungke8334/
Dungki8330/
Dunkai8321/
Dunkit8312/
Dumnke836/
Dunkoe835/
Donkie834/
Dunkee833/
Dunkez832/
Dunkhe832/
Dounki832/
Dunnke831/
Dounke831/
Dunkeu831/
Dunkge831/
Dunkke830/
Dunchie7771/
Dungket7725/
Dounkye779/
Dounkeu777/
Dunåker777/
Dunnker776/
Dhunkai775/
Dungkoi773/
Duinkio773/
Dgunkgi773/
Dgunkhi773/
Dunckis772/
Donkaie772/
Dungkid772/
Dungkis772/
Dunkett771/
Dunkeye771/
Dunkich771/
Dunkiya771/
Dunkoey771/
Dounkeh771/
Dhunkhi771/
Dumkier771/
Dungkai771/
Dungkea771/
Dungkui771/
Daunkit771/
Dunckee770/
Dunkest770/
Dunkiss770/
Dunka731,891/
Dünki73563/
Donke73322/
Donki73203/
Dunce73150/
Dunky73107/
Dunqi731/
Dünke731/
Doungkai71223/
Duijnker7184/
Doungket7156/
Dungkhae7132/
Doungkid7131/
Doungkae7128/
Dusincki7116/
Dungkiya7113/
Doungkit718/
Doungkue714/
Duszynki712/
Dhunkhed711/
Dunkaiah711/
Dounkaue711/
Doungkea711/
Doungkes711/
Doungkhi711/
Dungkead711/
Dungkhea711/
Daungkai711/
Dunque671,341/
Donkeh67217/
Dhumke67201/
Donkeu67132/
Dounka67112/
Dounce6797/
Dhonke6779/
Daunce6765/
Duncea6765/
Dumcke6764/
Dumkhe6759/
Dunchi6751/
Dungka6749/
Daumke6743/
Donkey6738/
Dumkee6735/
Dongki6734/
Dongke6734/
Dunkay6729/
Dumker6727/
Dhunka6716/
Doungkhae6715/
Dunche6713/
Duncka6712/
Doungkhai6711/
Dhonki679/
Deunka679/
Dunkha677/
Dumkai674/
Donkai673/
Donkhe672/
Dungky672/
Donkea672/
Dunqui672/
Donkui672/
Doungkawe672/
Doncki671/
Donkee671/
Donnke671/
Doonki671/
Dumkei671/
Doncke671/
Duncei671/
Duncai671/
Daungkawe671/
Doonke670/

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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 Dunkie
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