Dunsan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dunsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Dunsan (245) may also be a first name.

Dunsan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunsan is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dunsan.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunsan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Dunsan live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dunsan is also the 570,604th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 245 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Dunsan is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 67 percent live and Selangor, where 33 percent live. Not including Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Dunsan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunsan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunsang929/
Dunshan927/
Dunsatn921/
Dunsant921/
Dounsang861/
Dunssang861/
Duncan83285,837/
Dunson834,892/
Donsan83114/
Dunsen8372/
Dunjan8314/
Dunsam8314/
Dunzan833/
Dumsan831/
Dunjane77160/
Dumsang7751/
Duhnsen7729/
Duncann7720/
Dounson7719/
Dunjang778/
Dunncan777/
Dunchan774/
Dungian773/
Dunzhan773/
Duncaan772/
Dunsham772/
Daunson771/
Deunsen771/
Dunsoon771/
Dhunjan771/
Dunnson771/
Dunscon771/
Dunsont771/
Donsaan771/
Dunzang771/
Dumsamn771/
Duncean771/
Dunssen770/
Dunsotn770/
Donshan770/
Dunzian770/
Dunnsen770/
Dunnzan770/
Dunsong770/
Dundcan770/
Dunggian718/
Dounchan712/
Daunjang711/
Dunjeang711/
Daunhjan711/
Dunnchan711/
Dunchane711/
Dhunchan711/
Dunsonne710/
Donson671,776/
Dumjan67881/
Donsen6791/
Duncon6758/
Dunsom6718/
Duncen6711/
Dumzan6710/
Dunzen675/
Dutensohn671/
Dunzon671/
Dünsen671/
Dunjam670/
Dunxon670/

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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 Dunsan
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