Dunlin Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dunlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dunlin (2,637) may also be a first name.

Dunlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunlin is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Dunlin live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 143,013th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 2,637 people.

Dunlin is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 89 percent are found, East Sussex, where 4 percent are found and Greater London, where 4 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Dunlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunlin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dunlin surname expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunlin Last Name Statistics demography

Dunlin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunling9261/
Daunling861/
Dunnling860/
Donlin831,759/
Dumlin832/
Dunlen831/
Dumling77210/
Donllin770/
Daumling7163/
Deumling7124/
Dunellen711/
Donillin711/
Donellin710/
Donlen67139/
Donėlienė6737/
Donlyn676/
Doenlen62131/
Donllen622/
Donneln620/
Donnlen620/
Doennlen573/
Donnllen571/
Donnelln571/
Donellen571/
Daumlimg570/
Donnellen535/

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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 Dunlin
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