Dezum Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dezum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dezum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Dezum Last Name Facts

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

Dezum is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezum? popularity and diffusion

Dezum is the 5,812,366th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Dezum occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Dezum are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Dezum is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Dezum occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Dezum Last Name Statistics demography

Dezum earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dezume912/
Dezoume831/
Dazum8038/
Dezun8011/
Desum8010/
Dezom803/
Decum802/
Dejum801/
Dezhom73136/
Deesum7353/
Dessum7336/
Deixum7317/
Desume737/
Deasum735/
Doesum735/
Dejaum734/
Dejusm732/
Dechum732/
Dazuum731/
Diezun731/
Deshum731/
Dezuun731/
Dezoun731/
Derzhun6762/
Deechum6710/
Dechoum677/
D'Easum677/
Detchum675/
Dejumne674/
Didszum672/
Dejeume671/
Desuime671/
Dessoum671/
Dieyzom671/
Dechaum671/
Dezaune671/
Diezoun671/
Dechume671/
Deachum671/
Deshaum671/
Dezhaun671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dezum
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