Van-Dúnem Surname

35,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Van-Dúnem 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-Dúnem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola14,7891:1,825330
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Van-Dunem (14,467), Van-Dùnem (4) & Van-Duném (36) are calculated separately.

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

Van-Dúnem 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

Van-Dúnem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Van-Dúnem occurs more in Angola more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Van-Dunem, Van-Dùnem or Van-Duném. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 35,615th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 491,373 people. The last name Van-Dúnem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Van-Dúnem reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Van-Dúnem is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in Angola, where it is carried by 14,789 people, or 1 in 1,825. Apart from Angola this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Dunem9614,467/
Van-Dùnem964/
Van-Duném9336/
van Dúnem8917/
Van-Dúnen894/
Van-Dounem842/
van Dunem782,417/
Van-Dunen7852/
van Dunen676/
van Duném671/
Van-Dunén671/
van Donen671/
van Duinen631,598/
van Duynen6343/
van Daunen631/
Von-Duinen631/
van Duijnen60142/
van Dunink534/

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