Didymus Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Didymus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Didymus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
England871:640,43737,483
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Didymus (943) may also be a first name.

Didymus Last Name Facts

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

Didymus is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Didymus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. Didymus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Didymus are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Didymus is also the 263,138th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 943 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Didymus is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Didymus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Didymus has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Didymus surname grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Didymus Last Name Statistics demography

Didymus earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Didymuis933/
Didimus86221/
Dydymus8645/
Didemus8622/
Didymou8617/
Didymos8610/
Didymux861/
Didimu77125/
Dydimus7137/
Didimos7131/
Dedimus7116/
Dedemus7114/
Dydemus716/
Dedymos713/
Dhidhimu6769/
Dyddimus671/
Dedemuse671/
Dedemu6264/
Dedemou5715/

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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 Didymus
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