Durban Surname

109,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Botswana

Durban Surname Definition:

(French) belonging to Durban (France), a name whose origin is not clear.

Durban, the capital of Natal, was named after a governor of Cape Colony.

Durban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0311:98,19417,114
United States5781:627,09250,607
Spain5671:82,4557,076
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
France3721:178,55627,838
Germany3701:217,58224,518
England3451:161,50215,105
Argentina1181:362,23228,200
Canada891:413,99536,402
Iran771:997,17646,104
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Australia341:793,99150,673
Wales321:96,7047,743
Chile241:734,02016,565
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Israel121:713,13647,700
Norway111:467,48139,375
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Guyana71:108,8897,175
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominica11:75,891912
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

The alternate forms: Durbán (29) are calculated separately.

Durban (634) may also be a first name.

Durban Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) belonging to Durban (France), a name whose origin is not clear.

Durban, the capital of Natal, was named after a governor of Cape Colony.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. D' Urbin, a province of Italy. Urbin or Urbino, a city situated nearly in the middle of the province or Duchy of Urbin, near the source of the river Foglia.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Durban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durban (Arabic: دربان, Bengali: দুর্বন, Hindi: दुर्बान, Marathi: दुबर्न, Oriya: ଦୁବର୍ନ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Durbán. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durban? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,431st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,713,507 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Durban are found; 24 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Durban is also the 330,552nd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 634 people.

Durban is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,031 people, or 1 in 98,194. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 25 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 24 percent are found and Davao Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 13 percent are found.

Durban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Durban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Durban surname expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durban Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Durban surname are 22.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Durban earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.72% less than the national average, earning 277,827 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.95% less than the national average, earning R 130,824 per year; in United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $50,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durbán9429/
Durband92171/
Durbahn92127/
Durbant9234/
D'urban9210/
Dourban9210/
Durbank923/
Durbain922/
Durbhan921/
Durbann921/
Durbane921/
Durbanc921/
Durbang921/
Ddurban921/
Deurbane863/
Dourbane863/
Dourbang861/
Dorban83113/
Durbon8389/
Durwan8384/
Durvan8343/
Duruan8317/
Durbam835/
Dirban831/
Durbanova8072/
Durvand7723/
Dorbhan772/
Durbaum771/
Durbong771/
Dourwan771/
Durvaan771/
D'Orban771/
Dhuruan771/
Dourvan770/
Durbohn770/
Durrbaum7119/
Durrwang715/
Dürrband711/
Dourbeam711/
Durbonne711/
Durrvant710/
Dourvand710/
Dorbon6783/
Doruan6710/
Dirbon675/
Durbohina673/
Dorbán671/
Durvam671/
Duruam671/
Durwon670/

Durban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durban in the Bengali language
দুর্বনdurbana-
Durban in the Oriya language
ଦୁବର୍ନdubarna66.67
ଦୁବଣdubana13.33
ଦୁବର୍ାଣdubarana6.67
ଦୁବନdubana6.67
ଦୂବର୍ନdubarna6.67
Durban in the Marathi language
दुबर्नdubarna50
दुरबनdurabana20
दुबर्णdubarna10
दुबduba10
दुजर्नdujarna10
Durban in the Hindi language
दुर्बानdurbana36.36
दुर्बनdurbana36.36
दूरबनdurabana18.18
दुरबनdurabana9.09
Durban in the Arabic language
دربانdrban-

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