Dunu Surname

187,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9871:179,47611,042
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Peru1721:184,7918,878
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Romania471:427,18934,091
United States411:8,840,462379,649
India241:31,961,058386,265
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
England41:13,929,515290,718
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Dunu (1,114) may also be a first name.

Dunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunu (Bengali: দুনু, Hindi: दूनू, Marathi: दुनु, Oriya: ଦୁନୁ, Russian: Дуну, Tibetan: འདུས་ནུ།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunu is the 187,069th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,221,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Dunu reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dunu is also the 238,904th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 1,114 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 987 people, or 1 in 179,476. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Bayelsa, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Dunu exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 31 percent live and Peru, where 8 percent live.

Dunu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dunu surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dunu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,160 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.06% less than the national average, earning R 92,532 per year and in United States they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning $38,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dungu893,045/
Dunau89145/
Dunou89122/
Dunut8984/
Duinu8957/
Dunus8947/
Dunnu8945/
Dumnu8932/
Dhunu8925/
Dunuh8918/
Dugnu8912/
Daunu899/
Dunhu892/
Dounu892/
Duneu891/
Dunui891/
Dunuj891/
Deunu891/
Ddungu805,009/
Dungau80439/
Dunaud80312/
Dounou80231/
Daunou80124/
Dumnuy80123/
Daungu8086/
Dunaux8083/
Dumnui8081/
Dugnus8061/
Daunus8043/
Deunou8016/
Dhunnu8015/
Duungu8010/
Dhungu808/
Dungou806/
Dhunau803/
Dunaut802/
Doungu802/
Dunuua802/
Duneus801/
Duneuz801/
Dunhui801/
Daunau801/
Deuneu801/
Douneu801/
Dugnou801/
Dugnuh801/
Duhnau801/
Duingu801/
Dunguu801/
Dunuha800/
Dounau800/
Dunnau800/
Dunnup800/
Dinu7567,947/
Donu751,531/
Doungou73290/
Dougnou7323/
Dunnous7314/
Dounnou7310/
Dounhou739/
Dounouh737/
Dduungu736/
Dungnui736/
Dunhult735/
Dunault734/
Dgaungu733/
Daunhau732/
Dungnuy732/
Dhunush731/
Dhunuth731/
Hdunnou731/
Deungou731/
Dgounou731/
Dunngau731/
Dungnut731/
Dunhgau731/
Deunutt731/
Dunhaus730/
Dunoo67520/
Dhinu67459/
Dinuț67111/
Dienu6785/
Donnu6772/
Doonu6725/
Dhonu6714/
Donuh678/
Doungnui678/
Dhuinuth676/
Dinui676/
Daungnuy676/
Dunoe673/
Donui673/
Doenu672/
Dinuh671/
Ddinu671/
Dumhu671/
Tdonu671/
Dinuș671/
Dungneux671/
Dueñu671/
Dungnuch671/
Daungnui671/
Deunnaus670/

Dunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunu in the Tibetan language
འདུས་ནུ།dünu-
Dunu in the Bengali language
দুনুdunu-
Dunu in the Oriya language
ଦୁନୁdunu74.52
ଡୁନୁdunu14.65
ଡୁଣୁdunu8.28
ଦୂନୁdunu0.64
ଦୁନୂdunu0.64
ଡୂଣୁdunu0.64
Dunu in the Hindi language
दूनूdunu50
दुनूdunu25
दुनुdunu25
Dunu in the Marathi language
दुनुdunu50
डुनूdunu25
डूनूdunu8.33
डुनुdunu8.33
दुनूdunu8.33
Dunu in the Russian language
Дунуdunu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dunu
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