Dorume Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dorume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dorume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorume is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Dorume is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dorume live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Dorume is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Dorume is most prevalent in: Delta, where 92 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorusme921/
Dorum911,547/
Dorumeat8611/
Douroume861/
Derume83138/
Dorime83125/
Dorome8380/
Durume8336/
Doruma8314/
Doroum8314/
Dorrum835/
Dorumi832/
Darume832/
Dereume77175/
Douroum7752/
Durumer7717/
Derumeh7716/
Dorimei7711/
Doromea775/
Dorrome771/
Darumes771/
Darumie771/
Dorimie771/
Dorimeh771/
Dorimey771/
Darum73656/
Dorom73174/
Douroumi7182/
Darumeat7138/
Dourouma7133/
Dhoorgum717/
Darhoume712/
Derhoume712/
Derroume711/
Dorumova711/
Dargoume711/
Dourhime711/
Doromi67207/
Daruma67177/
Darome67176/
Durumi67127/
Darumi6778/
Douroumis6773/
Dasrum6769/
Dahrum6765/
Darime6745/
Doroma6736/
Duruma6725/
Daruim6724/
Daraum6714/
Darhum6711/
Derime6711/
Daroum678/
Doirom674/
Durome673/
Daarum672/
Dorhom672/
Doorom672/
Derumi671/
Dareum671/
Datrum671/
Doroom671/
Doromy671/
Darhaumer670/
Dorrom670/

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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 Dorume
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