Durven Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Durven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Durven (72) may also be a first name.

Durven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durven (Hindi: दुर्वेन, Marathi: दुवन) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Durven live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 72 people.

The surname Durven is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhurven9231/
Dourven921/
Durvend921/
Durveen921/
Durvent920/
Dirven831,312/
Durvin83286/
Durving771/
Durvina771/
Dhurvem771/
Dourbene711/
Dirvin6754/
Dourouene671/
Dorvain624/
Durbain622/
Durbine622/
Dorrvin621/
Dorbein621/
Durwine621/
D'Irvin621/
Dourbeam571/
Doorvinn571/
Durbohina533/

Durven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durven in the Marathi language
दुवनduvana-
Durven in the Hindi language
दुर्वेनdurvena50
दुरवेनduravena25
दुर्वीनdurvina25

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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 Durven
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