Explore the Family Name Duale

The meaning of Duale

Somali: from the personal name Duale, interpreted as ‘blessed’. — Note: Since Somalis traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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How common is the last name Duale in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Duale has significantly increased in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it moved from 114,166th place in 2000 to 64,891st place in 2010, representing a rise of 43.16%. The count of people carrying this surname more than doubled from 142 in 2000 to 306 in 2010, reflecting a dramatic increase of 115.49%. Proportionally, there were 0.1 per 100,000 people named Duale in 2010, up 100% from 0.05 per 100,000 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#114,166	#64,891	43.16%
Count	142	306	115.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.1	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duale

When it comes to ethnicity, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, there's been a noticeable shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Duale surname. While individuals who identified as White made up 38.03% of those with the surname in 2000, this figure fell to 15.03% in 2010. Conversely, individuals identifying as Black made up 45.07% of the Duales in 2000, but by 2010, they represented a significant 82.68%. No individuals with the last name Duale identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either year. Lastly, the percentage of individuals who identified as being of two or more races dropped from 15.49% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	45.07%	82.68%	83.45%
White	38.03%	15.03%	-60.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	15.49%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%