Dhimu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dhimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dhimu (297) may also be a first name.

Dhimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhimu (Hindi: धीमू, Marathi: िधमु, Oriya: ଢିମୁ) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhimu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Dhimu is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Dhimu reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 297 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent reside and Harare Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimu892,823/
Dimou8010,343/
Daimu802,436/
Diemu801,541/
Dimus80425/
Dimut80213/
Dimmu80108/
Dhumu8075/
Dimau8053/
Diomu8032/
Dimui8028/
Dimeu8017/
Dhemu807/
Dimuh804/
Dimgu801/
Dimud801/
Dimuz801/
Duhmu801/
Ddimu801/
Dimuy801/
Dimeus7382/
Dismus7363/
Dhummu7361/
Diemou7347/
Dimeux7322/
Daimou7322/
Dimouh7319/
Deimut7316/
Deimus7313/
Daimus7312/
Dhumau7310/
Dhemud736/
Ditmut736/
Dhemou735/
Daimau734/
Diomou733/
Dimaus733/
Diemeu732/
Dimuch732/
Daimui731/
Dhymou731/
Dismuz731/
Dhemgu731/
Dimheu731/
Dimgou731/
Dimaud731/
Dimahu731/
Dimush731/
Dimmus731/
Dimoud730/
Dimoux730/
Ditmus730/
Demu672,797/
Dumu671,203/
Dehmous67244/
Dehmoud6732/
Dimoush6727/
Dimó6726/
Deimuth6724/
Daimaus6721/
Deimouj677/
Dismuth673/
Dehmouh671/
Dimouha671/
Dimmoup671/
Dehmouj671/
Dismuss670/
Dittmus670/
Dismaut670/

Dhimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhimu in the Hindi language
धीमूdhimu-
Dhimu in the Oriya language
ଢିମୁdhimu66.67
ଧିମୁdhimu33.33
Dhimu in the Marathi language
िधमुidhamu40
िढमूidhamu30
िधमूidhamu10
िढमुidhamu10
धीमुdhimu10

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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
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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 Dhimu
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