van Dunen Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Dunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Dunen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Dunen is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Dunen? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Dunen is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname van Dunen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of van Dunen are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Without taking into account Angola van Dunen occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Duinen951,598/
van Duynen9543/
van Daunen951/
van Duijnen90142/
van Dunem892,417/
Van-Dunen8952/
van Donen891/
van Dienen8410/
van Dunink844/
Van-Dunem7814,467/
van Dúnem7817/
von Dunin784/
Van-Dúnen784/
Van-Dunén781/
Van-Dounem742/
Von-Duinen741/
Van-Dúnem6714,831/
Van-Dùnem674/

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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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  • 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 van Dunen
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