Van-Dunen Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Van-Dunen Surname User-submission:

Baltazar Van Dum, , of Dutch origin, was sent to Angola in order to capture a slave and to send him to "Brazil" in Latin America. Van Dum was a good trader, he knew how to do his trades with both the Portuguese and the Angolan kings. His wife was black and she was much more racist than her husband.

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Van-Dunen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola491:550,8002,323
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Van-Dúnen (4) & Van-Dunén (1) are calculated separately.

Van-Dunen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Baltazar Van Dum, , of Dutch origin, was sent to Angola in order to capture a slave and to send him to "Brazil" in Latin America. Van Dum was a good trader, he knew how to do his trades with both the Portuguese and the Angolan kings. His wife was black and she was much more racist than her husband. Van Dum had many children and I am not with his own conjugate but also with several others. In the course of time his name changed from Van Dum to Van-Dúnem that until now is known throughout Angola.

- vandunem
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Van-Dunen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van-Dunen occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Van-Dúnen or Van-Dunén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Van-Dunen live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.

Van-Dunen is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 550,800. Barring Angola Van-Dunen is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Dúnen964/
Van-Dunén961/
Van-Dunem8914,467/
van Dunen896/
van Duinen841,598/
van Duynen8443/
Van-Dounem842/
Von-Duinen841/
van Daunen841/
van Duijnen80142/
Van-Dúnem7814,831/
van Dunem782,417/
Van-Dùnem784/
van Donen781/
van Dienen7410/
van Dunink744/
van Dúnem6717/
von Dunin674/
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