Durnam Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Durnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Durnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durnam (Oriya: ଦୁନର୍ାମ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durnam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Durnam live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Montana, where 42 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Durnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Durnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Durnam last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durnam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Durnam surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Durnam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $40,715 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durnham9213/
Durhnam920/
Dournam920/
Durnan831,319/
Dornam83128/
Durnom830/
Dirnam830/
Dhornam7714/
Durnand776/
Durnant772/
Durgnan772/
Dornham772/
Durnain771/
Dornnam771/
Durnean770/
Dornan674,335/
Dornom67109/
Durnon671/
Daurnheim671/
Dornean62348/
Dournon62172/
Dornaan6214/
Durnein6210/
Dornain621/
Dorrnan621/
Durnond620/
Dorhnan620/
Dornnan620/
Dornheim571,099/
Dourgnon5717/
Doernann570/
Doornheim5382/
Doehrnann532/
Dornon50741/

Durnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durnam in the Oriya language
ଦୁନର୍ାମdunarama75
ଦୁନduna25

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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
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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 Durnam
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