Dum Surname

37,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Dum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia8,5681:1,808405
Yemen1,4701:17,9761,945
Venezuela8061:37,4742,112
Papua New Guinea5431:15,0161,453
India3911:1,961,80467,718
United States3791:956,35671,269
Syria3351:57,6152,791
Nigeria2331:760,26934,383
Austria2271:37,5136,059
Turkey1871:416,15724,986
Indonesia1551:853,22164,334
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Malaysia961:307,23216,754
Taiwan711:330,2082,647
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
France121:5,535,227269,324
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:119,56811,675

The alternate forms: Dům (9) & Düm (5) are calculated separately.

Dum (6,786) may also be a first name.

Dum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dum (Bengali: দুম, Hindi: दूम, Marathi: डूम, Oriya: ଡୁମ, Tibetan: དུམ་) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Dům or Düm. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,419th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 517,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Dum live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 79,180th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 6,786 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is held by 8,568 people, or 1 in 1,808. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent are found, Takéo Province, where 9 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cambodia Dum is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 10 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

Dum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dum last name decreased 10 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dum last name is principally Armenian Catholic (43%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Dum are 34.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.05% being registered with the political party.

Dum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,873 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dům899/
Düm895/
Daum8616,158/
Dume8611,852/
Dhum864,663/
Doum861,509/
Dumm861,472/
Duim86884/
Duym86718/
Duhm86596/
Dumt86162/
Deum8693/
Ødum8655/
Duum8634/
Dumd8625/
Dumn8614/
Dumg8613/
Ådum869/
Dumc865/
Ddum863/
Dusm862/
Dujm862/
Dumh861/
Dhume752,010/
Daume751,139/
Doume75731/
Dhoum75497/
Duijm75393/
Dumne75303/
Dumme75251/
Doğum75197/
Dahum75151/
Duyme75151/
Dumhe7566/
Dusim7541/
Dumhs7523/
Dumck7515/
Dutem7511/
Dhumm757/
Douhm756/
Dusem756/
Duime756/
Dhuum753/
Ddume752/
Dohum752/
Gydum752/
Dumtt752/
Deume751/
Dgoum751/
Doumh751/
Dumșe751/
Hdoum751/
Tdumt751/
Thdum751/
Daumn751/
Daumd751/
Dhaum751/
Daumm750/
Duimm750/
Dummt750/
Doumn750/
Dauhm750/
Dutme750/
Doumm750/
Dom6780,760/
Dun6710,813/
Dumova67377/
Dhoume67206/
Dhumne67181/
Dhuime6737/
Dumová6717/
Dhumme6711/
Duggim679/
Daucem678/
Deeoum674/
Dausem674/
Doumme673/
Duchem673/
Doumne672/
Deusim672/
Dussim671/
Dousim671/
Dhaumk671/
Dautim671/
Doumhe671/
Dusiem671/
Deusme671/
D'Hume671/
Dóm671/
Dusimh671/
Dousme671/
Doucem671/
Doumth671/
Dumgne671/
Dddaum670/
Daumme670/
Deumth670/

Dum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dum in the Bengali language
দুমduma-
Dum in the Tibetan language
དུམ་dum66.67
འདུདམོ།dudmo33.33
Dum in the Marathi language
डूमduma59.73
डुमduma38.26
दुमduma2.01
Dum in the Oriya language
ଡୁମduma56.41
ଦୁମduma15.38
ଡ଼ୁମ୍rum10.26
ଦୁମ୍dum7.69
ଡୂମduma5.13
ଡ଼ୁମruma2.56
କୁଡମkudama2.56
Dum in the Hindi language
दूमduma41.67
दुमduma33.33
दुम्dum8.33
डूमduma8.33
डुमduma8.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dum
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