Dunsin Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dunsin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunsin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dunsin (561) may also be a first name.

Dunsin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunsin (Marathi: दुन्सीन, Russian: Дунсин) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunsin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunsin is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Dunsin is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Dunsin reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dunsin is also the 354,811th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 561 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 55 percent are found, Oyo, where 25 percent are found and Ondo, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Dunsin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunsin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunsing92401/
Dounsin928/
Dunshin925/
Daunsing8643/
Duunsing869/
Dhunsing865/
Dunshina863/
Dunsingh861/
Deunsing861/
Dunssing860/
Dunsen8372/
Dungin8359/
Donsin8336/
Duncin8318/
Dunsim837/
Dunzin831/
Dunjin831/
Dumsin830/
Dhunsingh801/
Dumsing7769/
Daungin7736/
Doungin7732/
Duhnsen7729/
Dunging7718/
Dunchin773/
Dunseng772/
Dunshen771/
Deunsen771/
Duncing770/
Dunssen770/
Dunnsen770/
Dunngin770/
Dunzing770/
Duncn735/
Dunschen71324/
Dumsingh7117/
Dhumsing7113/
Dounginn719/
Dungen67315/
Donsen6791/
Dhumsingh6787/
Dunjen6717/
Duncen6711/
Dumcin677/
Dunzen675/
Duchensne674/
Doncin673/
Dundzienė672/
Dounginth671/
Dünsen671/
Dungim671/
Dunchn671/
Donzin671/
Dumsim671/
Dunnsheen670/

Dunsin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunsin in the Marathi language
दुन्सीनdunsina-
Dunsin in the Russian language
Дунсинdunsin-

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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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  • 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 Dunsin
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