Dunlan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dunlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Dunlan (525) may also be a first name.

Dunlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunlan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dunlan are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dunlan is also the 368,302nd most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 525 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 16 percent are found.

Dunlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunlan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunlan last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dunlan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunlyan9210/
Duinlan920/
Dunlang920/
Dunland920/
Dunlaing862/
Dunlatin861/
Daunlaun860/
Donlan833,056/
Dumlan83150/
Dunlam833/
Dunlon832/
Dunnellan801/
Dounellan800/
Dumlang776/
Donlian772/
Dunlham771/
Dunlong771/
Donlanh771/
Donnlan770/
Dunlein770/
Donlean770/
Dunlond770/
Donellan71279/
Deumland710/
Donnellan676,330/
Donlon675,272/
Dunnellon673/
Donellian671/
Donloon621/
Doonlon621/
Donllon620/
Donnlon620/
Donellon5713/
Donnllon570/
Donnellon53706/
Donnillon535/

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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 Dunlan
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