Dunstun Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dunstun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunstun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dunstun (11) may also be a first name.

Dunstun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunstun occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunstun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunstun is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Dunstun is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Dunstun live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 50 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent are found and Labuan, where 25 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Dunstun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunstun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunstun surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Dunstun
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