Dunum Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dunum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Dunum (13) may also be a first name.

Dunum Last Name Facts

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

Dunum occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunum? popularity and diffusion

Dunum is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dunum are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dunum is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 88 percent reside, Arkansas, where 4 percent reside and Indiana, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Dunum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunum surname declined 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunum Last Name Statistics demography

Dunum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.13% less than the national average, earning $31,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnum91343/
Dungum91166/
Dunume917/
Dunhum914/
Dhunum913/
Dounum912/
Duenum911/
Dunoum911/
Duynum911/
Daunum910/
Dungnum831/
Dungaum831/
Dounaum831/
Daunaum831/
Donum8035/
Dunom8024/
Dinum8020/
Dunun8013/
Doungoum7716/
Doungnum771/
Dunung73629/
Dungun73205/
Dunnom73146/
Dunhom7323/
Dinaum734/
Dumnun734/
Daunom734/
Donnum733/
Donoum732/
Dunnun732/
Dununn731/
Dununt731/
Dunhun730/
Dounoun676/
Doennum674/
Dunnung672/
Dumnuin671/
Duynung671/
Dunutin671/
Dhunnom671/

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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 Dunum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis