Dunncan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dunncan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunncan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dunncan Last Name Facts

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

Dunncan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dunncan.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunncan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Dunncan are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dunncan is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 75 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Dunncan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunncan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Dunncan
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