Dunku Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Dunku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Dunku (37) may also be a first name.

Dunku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunku (Bengali: ডুংকূ, Hindi: दुनकू, Russian: Дуньку) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Dunku is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Dunku are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dunku is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 37 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Dunku is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent are found and Benue, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Dunku is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 11 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dungku9142/
Dunkud9122/
Dunkeu911/
Dunkuz911/
Dounkou8335/
Dounkeu837/
Deungku832/
Daungku831/
Dungkui831/
Dounkus831/
Daunkus831/
Donku8051/
Duncu8020/
Dounkous771/
Donkou73211/
Donkeu73132/
Doonku738/
Dongku735/
Dunkoe735/
Dhonku734/
Donkui732/
Donkuu731/
Donkuy731/
Dongkui671/
Dunkoey671/
Donkó60692/
Dumcus550/
Duchesncau531/

Dunku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunku in the Bengali language
ডুংকূdunku-
Dunku in the Hindi language
दुनकूdunaku66.67
दुन्कूdunku33.33
Dunku in the Russian language
Дунькуdunku-

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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 Dunku
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