Dunyin Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dunyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dunyin (1,139) may also be a first name.

Dunyin Last Name Facts

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

Dunyin is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunyin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dunyin reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 235,856th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 1,139 people.

The surname Dunyin is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Dunyin is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 83 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunyina921/
Dunhin83103/
Dunyen831/
Dunjin831/
Dounyen777/
Dunjina772/
Dounyim771/
Dunhain771/
Daunienė71825/
Dugnienė7136/
Dauniene715/
Doungiin711/
Dugniene711/
Donyen67502/
Dungen67315/
Donjin6726/
Dunjen6717/
Donien672/
Dunojienė671/
Dhungen62102/
Dounyem6214/
Dugnean626/
Dunjene624/
Dunheim622/
Dumniem621/
Dounjen621/
Duignen620/
Dunjeang571/
Dougnene571/
Duignaim570/
Doungniem534/
Dunhem5024/

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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 Dunyin
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