Van-Dunem Surname

36,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Van-Dunem Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Dunem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola14,3951:1,875335
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Van-Dúnem (14,831), Van-Duném (36) & Van-Dùnem (4) are calculated separately.

Van-Dunem (16) may also be a first name.

Van-Dunem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van-Dunem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Van-Dunem (Russian: Ван-дунем) occurs more in Angola more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Van-Dúnem, Van-Duném or Van-Dùnem. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Van-Dunem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,452nd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 503,736 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Van-Dunem reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most common in Angola, where it is borne by 14,395 people, or 1 in 1,875. Apart from Angola this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Dúnem9614,831/
Van-Duném9636/
Van-Dùnem964/
Van-Dounem952/
van Dunem892,417/
Van-Dunen8952/
van Dúnem7817/
van Dunen786/
Van-Dúnen784/
Van-Dunén781/
van Duném781/
van Duinen741,598/
van Duynen7443/
van Daunen741/
Von-Duinen741/
van Duijnen70142/
van Donen671/
van Dunink634/
von Dunin564/

Van-Dunem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Van-Dunem in the Russian language
Ван-дунемvan-dunem-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Van-Dunem
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