Dunnison Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dunnison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunnison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Dunnison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunnison occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunnison? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Dunnison is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dunnison live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada Dunnison is primarily concentrated in: British Columbia, where 86 percent reside, Saskatchewan, where 7 percent reside and Ontario, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Canada Dunnison exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Dunnison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunnison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunnison last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunnison Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dunnison earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $59,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnishon941/
Dunison9316/
Donnison881,172/
Dunnisan883/
Dunneisen8245/
Dunnishan827/
Dunneason822/
Donison80424/
Duneson806/
Dunisan800/
Dunisen800/
Dunnican75117/
Donneson7561/
Dunishan751/
Dunnesen751/
Dünneisen7151/
Dunheisen710/
Donisan67863/
Doneson6797/
Donyson671/
Donizon671/

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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 Dunnison
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