Dabum Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dabum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dabum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Dabum Last Name Facts

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

Dabum is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dabum are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Dabum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Dabum is most numerous in: Plateau, where 94 percent reside, Kano, where 2 percent reside and Taraba, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daboum9111/
Dauboum830/
Dawum80300/
Dabun8092/
Davum8085/
Dobum8026/
Debum805/
Dabom803/
Daboun731,202/
Dabung73153/
Davuim73137/
Daboem7339/
Daubun7338/
Daveum7337/
Davaum7323/
Dabuin7310/
Debaum735/
Daibun734/
Dampum734/
Daubom733/
Davoum731/
Debeum731/
Daybom731/
Dabune731/
Dahbom730/
Daiboun67215/
Damphum6736/
Douboum6728/
Hdabung6713/
Daboune678/
Dabutin678/
Dhavuim674/
Dhavaum673/
Deubeum671/
Dabusin671/
Daaboun671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dabum
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