Dukum Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

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

Dukum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dukum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
United States201:18,122,947588,089
India151:51,137,692512,385

Dukum (71) may also be a first name.

Dukum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dukum (Oriya: ଡୁକୁମ, Tibetan: གྲུ་ཀུམོ།) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dukum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Dukum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Dukum are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 88 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Dukum Last Name Statistics demography

Dukum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dukhum9189/
Duckum9112/
Duskum913/
Duekum911/
Doukoum83119/
Duckkum831/
Dukoume831/
Daukoum831/
Doukhum831/
Dukom80140/
Dokum80130/
Dikum80105/
Ducum801/
Doukoume7725/
Dockum73420/
Dokkum73189/
Dikhum7372/
Dokhum7312/
Ducoum738/
Daukom735/
Dickum734/
Ducuim731/
Dookum731/
Dokkhum6713/
Dockkum672/
Dookhum671/
Dockhum671/
Dikheum671/
Dusscum670/
Ducom60590/
Dicum6012/
Dokom608/
Docum606/
Dokhom55329/
Dugcom5524/
Dokkom556/
Daucom553/
Deucom550/
Dockhom507/
Dockkom501/

Dukum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dukum in the Tibetan language
གྲུ་ཀུམོ།drukumo-
Dukum in the Oriya language
ଡୁକୁମdukuma-

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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 Dukum
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