Dunun Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dunun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dunun (62) may also be a first name.

Dunun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunun is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dunun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Dunun are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 77 percent are found in Luso-South America. Dunun is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 62 people.

The last name Dunun is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Dunun is mostly concentrated in: Amazonas, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Dunun exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Liberia, where 8 percent reside.

Dunun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunun last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunung91629/
Dungun91205/
Dumnun914/
Dunnun912/
Dununn911/
Dununt911/
Dunhun910/
Dounoun836/
Dunnung832/
Dumnuin831/
Duynung831/
Dunutin831/
Dunon80449/
Dinun8030/
Dunum8029/
Donun804/
Dounoune779/
Doungoun772/
Dounhoun771/
Daunhaun770/
Dunnum73343/
Dounon73134/
Dunoon7387/
Dunnon7379/
Daunon7316/
Dunhum734/
Dunhon733/
Dhunum733/
Deunon732/
Dounum732/
Dinuin731/
Duynum731/
Donnun731/
Dunoum731/
Daunum730/
Dunheusen710/
Dhunoon672/
Dungnum671/
Dounaum671/
Daunaum671/
Deunnon670/
Dounhousen670/

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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
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  • 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 Dunun
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