Dunsdan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dunsdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunsdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Dunsdan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunsdan occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunsdan? popularity and diffusion

Dunsdan is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Dunsdan occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Dunsdan reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most common in: Cambridgeshire, where 60 percent reside and Suffolk, where 40 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunstan8614,360/
Dunsdon86949/
Dunsden8636/
Dunsatn861/
Donsdan860/
Dunstane8030/
Donsidan804/
Dunstani804/
Dunstain803/
Dunnstan802/
Dunistan800/
Dunstean800/
Dunesden800/
Donseedan751/
Dunsedine750/
Dunston715,023/
Dunsten7146/
Tunstan7122/
Donstan7111/
Dunstun716/
Dunstin715/
Denstan715/
Dynstan711/
Dunstna711/
Dunsdom711/
Dunsotn710/
Dansdon710/
Dunstone671,536/
Denestan6758/
Densatan678/
Dinistan674/
Dunnston672/
Tunsuden672/
Dinstane671/
Donestan671/
Dunstine671/
Donastan671/
Denistan671/
Tounsdon670/
Dinestan670/
Duniston670/

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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
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  • 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 Dunsdan
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