Dokunmu Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dokunmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokunmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7241:244,67214,176
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131

Dokunmu (23) may also be a first name.

Dokunmu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dokunmu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokunmu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 453,475th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The surname Dokunmu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dokunmu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dokunmu is also the 2,239,265th most common given name internationally It is held by 23 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 724 people, or 1 in 244,672. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Dokunmu Last Name Statistics demography

Dokunmu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.77% more than the national average, earning R 429,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokounmu933/
Dokunnmu932/
Doskunmu931/
Dokuunmu931/
Dokounmou883/
Dogunmu8615/
Dokunmi867/
Dokunmo861/
Doukounmou821/
Dokounma801/
Dkunom7715/
Doknim773/
Dukunm771/
Dokunyima751/
Dokon-M714/
Dogunmi712/
Dukunmi711/
Dukunum711/
Dekunmi711/
Dukunam711/
Douganim671/
Dokhonmo671/
Dakounme671/
Toikunmo671/
Doukanem671/

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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 Dokunmu
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