Dunm Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dunm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Dunm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunm is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Dunm reside; 38 percent reside in East Asia and 38 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan Dunm is primarily found in: Changhua County, where 33 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan Dunm exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 22 percent are found and Liberia, where 16 percent are found.

Dunm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunm last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunme893/
Dunnm893/
Dunhm891/
Dunhhm803/
Dounme801/
Dunnme801/
Dumm751,472/
Donm755/
Dumme67251/
Dhumm677/
Dinhm671/
Donhm671/
Daumm670/
Dummt670/
Doumm670/
Dhumme6011/
Doumme603/
Daumme600/
Ddoumme551/

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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 Dunm
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