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
Dukuma is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dukuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,295,379th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dukuma are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dukuma is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Dukuma is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 61 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside and Yobe, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists 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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