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

Dhimu (Hindi: धीमू, Marathi: िधमु, Oriya: ଢିମୁ) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhimu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Dhimu live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 297 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Dhimu is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

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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