Dunku Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Dunku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungku | 91 | 42 | / |
| Dunkud | 91 | 22 | / |
| Dunkeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dunkuz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dounkou | 83 | 35 | / |
| Dounkeu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Deungku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Daungku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dungkui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dounkus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daunkus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Donku | 80 | 51 | / |
| Duncu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Dounkous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donkou | 73 | 211 | / |
| Donkeu | 73 | 132 | / |
| Doonku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dongku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dunkoe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dhonku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Donkui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Donkuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donkuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dongkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunkoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkó | 60 | 692 | / |
| Dumcus | 55 | 0 | / |
| Duchesncau | 53 | 1 | / |
Dunku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dunku in the Bengali language | ||
| ডুংকূ | dunku | - |
| Dunku in the Hindi language | ||
| दुनकू | dunaku | 66.67 |
| दुन्कू | dunku | 33.33 |
| Dunku in the Russian language | ||
| Дуньку | dunku | - |
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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
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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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