Duntan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Duntan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Duntan (45) may also be a first name.
Duntan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duntan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Duntan is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Duntan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Duntan occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Duntan live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duntan is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Duntan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Duntan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duntan last name declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duntang | 92 | 3 | / |
| Dauntan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dunthan | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dauntain | 86 | 27 | / |
| Dauntang | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dountain | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dunton | 83 | 6,007 | / |
| Dontan | 83 | 47 | / |
| Duntam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dumtan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Daunton | 77 | 121 | / |
| Donthan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dounton | 77 | 5 | / |
| Duntton | 77 | 5 | / |
| Duntham | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dumtang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Duinton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Duntaum | 77 | 0 | / |
| Duntein | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dumthan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dountham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dunthong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donntain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Donton | 67 | 741 | / |
| Duntom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donthon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dumton | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Duntan
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