Duama Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Duama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Duama (154) may also be a first name.

Duama Last Name Facts

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

Duama is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Duama is the 1,683,218th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Duama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Duama are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duama is also the 740,891st most prevalent first name globally, held by 154 people.

The last name Duama is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Duama is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 95 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duayma915/
Duamai912/
Duamas911/
Douhama834/
Duhaima831/
Tuama80691/
Duoma80104/
Duame8098/
Duami8062/
Dwama8033/
Duamo8012/
Dvama805/
Duamy801/
Duhameau77170/
Dhuamahe771/
Duamis7343/
Thuama7342/
Tuamay7314/
Duamit7314/
Tuamas7314/
Duamei7313/
Dwaima7311/
Tuamma739/
Tuamai733/
Tuamaa733/
Duamyo731/
Duamos731/
Duamop731/
Dbouma731/
Duamie731/
Dwamah731/
Dwasma731/
Dvamma731/
Duhameaux716/
Dwaimah67256/
Touhama67142/
Thuamma6742/
Duomath6712/
Tuahmah679/
Thuamai677/
Duhamie673/
Duhamey672/
Douhame672/
Tuahama671/
Duhayme671/
Duheame671/
Duhaimi671/
Douhoma671/
Duhamei671/
Duhamer670/

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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 Duama
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