Dunstand Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dunstand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunstand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Dunstand (22) may also be a first name.

Dunstand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunstand is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunstand? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunstand is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Dunstand occurs mostly in Africa, where 29 percent of Dunstand live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 8,808,237. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Antofagasta Region, where 50 percent reside and Valparaíso Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Chile it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunstan9314,360/
Dunstane8830/
Dunstain883/
Dunstant883/
Dunnstan882/
Dunstean880/
D'Dunstan821/
Dunston805,023/
Donstan8011/
Dumstan805/
Dunjtan801/
Dunstone751,536/
Dunnston752/
Dusnston751/
Dunstonne711/
Donston67185/
Duncton67151/
Dumstam672/
Dumston671/
Dumstein630/
Dunstheim591/

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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 Dunstand
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