Dukuma Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Dukuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Dukuma (19) may also be a first name.
Dukuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dukuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dukuma occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dukuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,295,379th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dukuma reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dukuma is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Dukuma is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria Dukuma is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 61 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside and Yobe, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukumah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Dhukuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Doukouma | 86 | 27 | / |
| Deukouma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Deukeuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Doukumoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dikuma | 83 | 488 | / |
| Dokuma | 83 | 40 | / |
| Dukumo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dukumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ducuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dukima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Douykouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doukumo | 77 | 38 | / |
| Dokkuma | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dikkuma | 77 | 13 | / |
| Diekuma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dokumah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Duhkima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokhuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dukhima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokeuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doukoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dukoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doukoume | 71 | 25 | / |
| Doukoumi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Dikeumah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dikoumai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Deukeumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doucouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dikima | 67 | 197 | / |
| Dokumo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dikumo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dukomi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dukome | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dokoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dukomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukoumie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Documa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Dukuma
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