Dunlee Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Dunlee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Dunlee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunlee is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Dunlee live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Dunlee is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 67 percent reside and Western Cape, where 33 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Dunlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunlee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunlee last name declined 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunlee Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dunlee earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 85.56% less than the national average, earning R 34,320 per year and in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnlee922/
Dunle916/
Dunlea831,614/
Dunley83643/
Donlee8346/
Daunle8319/
Dumlee839/
Dunler838/
Dunlep836/
Dhunle836/
Dunlet834/
Dounle833/
Dunlei831/
Dunlhe831/
Dunleauie801/
Dounley7734/
Dunelle7712/
Dunleap777/
Daunley773/
Dunlley773/
Dunloye771/
Donleey771/
Daunler771/
Dunnley771/
Duinley770/
Dunnler770/
Dunlepp770/
Donle73273/
Dumle73250/
Dunla7315/
Dunli737/
Dunly733/
Dunleath7115/
Dunleith712/
Dhusinle711/
Deunelle711/
Dunlahey710/
Duinelle710/
Donellee710/
Donley6711,192/
Dumler672,910/
Dunlay67598/
Dounla67534/
Donlea67122/
Dhonle6736/
Dounli6712/
Doumle6710/
Dunloy679/
Dhumle677/
Dunlis675/
Dunlai674/
Dinhle673/
Donlei672/
Dunlip672/
Donleu672/
Dunloa671/
Dunliy671/
Dunlau671/
Daunli671/
Daunla671/
Donlie671/
Dunloi671/
Dunlly671/
Daunly670/
Donnle670/
Dumley670/
Dounilley670/
Dounelley670/
Dunnly670/

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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 Dunlee
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