Duma Surname
Approximately 78,638 people bear this surname
Duma Surname User-submission:
In the Zulu language, which is spoken in South Africa, the surname means 'famous'. The meaning may come an ancestor who was a leader.
Duma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 37,926 | 1:1,429 | 161 |
| Romania | 8,735 | 1:2,299 | 306 |
| Indonesia | 5,348 | 1:24,729 | 2,954 |
| Tanzania | 4,680 | 1:11,312 | 1,477 |
| Philippines | 3,852 | 1:26,282 | 3,589 |
| Ukraine | 2,892 | 1:15,741 | 2,107 |
| Poland | 2,360 | 1:16,105 | 2,364 |
| Syria | 1,893 | 1:10,196 | 914 |
| DR Congo | 1,149 | 1:64,299 | 7,596 |
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Papua New Guinea | 906 | 1:9,000 | 704 |
| Russia | 837 | 1:172,190 | 19,475 |
| United States | 765 | 1:473,803 | 40,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 658 | 1:23,462 | 3,547 |
| Italy | 516 | 1:118,521 | 19,571 |
| Lesotho | 381 | 1:5,335 | 1,092 |
| Brazil | 355 | 1:603,026 | 22,494 |
| Canada | 335 | 1:109,987 | 11,787 |
| Albania | 286 | 1:10,189 | 1,928 |
| Yemen | 276 | 1:95,744 | 5,900 |
| Spain | 275 | 1:170,007 | 12,175 |
| Nigeria | 259 | 1:683,949 | 31,723 |
| India | 195 | 1:3,933,669 | 107,487 |
| Haiti | 191 | 1:55,937 | 3,266 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| Ecuador | 154 | 1:103,285 | 6,263 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Nepal | 148 | 1:192,439 | 2,892 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| Hungary | 132 | 1:74,366 | 7,547 |
| Cameroon | 120 | 1:173,076 | 18,427 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Latvia | 109 | 1:18,808 | 2,825 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| Serbia | 62 | 1:115,241 | 8,826 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Taiwan | 58 | 1:404,220 | 3,133 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Jordan | 50 | 1:176,849 | 9,021 |
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| Kazakhstan | 44 | 1:401,875 | 31,337 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Belarus | 26 | 1:365,425 | 38,396 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Nicaragua | 24 | 1:250,879 | 2,763 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1:507,259 | 35,553 |
The alternate forms: Dūma (3) & Dumà (1) are calculated separately.
Duma (188,161) may also be a first name.
Duma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In the Zulu language, which is spoken in South Africa, the surname means 'famous'. The meaning may come an ancestor who was a leader.
- dhiay_96Duma Demographics
Average Male Duma Height
172.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Duma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Duma (Bengali: দুমা, Hindi: डुमा, Marathi: दुमा, Oriya: ଡୁମା, Russian: Дума, Tibetan: གྲུ་མ་) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Dūma or Dumà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Duma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,216th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 92,672 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Duma live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,576th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 188,161 people.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 37,926 people, or 1 in 1,429. In South Africa Duma is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Duma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Duma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duma last name increased 773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Duma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Duma last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (56%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Duma last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% registered with the political party.
The amount Duma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.19% less than the national average, earning €20,064 per year; in Norway they earn 47.93% less than the national average, earning 180,191 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning R 150,156 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $53,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Duma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Duma in the Tibetan language | ||
| གྲུ་མ་ | druma | - |
| Duma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡୁମା | duma | 72.22 |
| ଦୁମା | duma | 18.69 |
| ଡୂମା | duma | 5.05 |
| ଦୂମା | duma | 1.01 |
| ଢୁମା | dhuma | 0.51 |
| ଧୁମା | dhuma | 0.51 |
| ଡୁମ | duma | 0.51 |
| ଡ଼ୂମା | ruma | 0.51 |
| ଦୁମ | duma | 0.51 |
| ଡ଼ୁମା | ruma | 0.51 |
| Duma in the Marathi language | ||
| दुमा | duma | 58.4 |
| डुमा | duma | 30.15 |
| दूमा | duma | 5.73 |
| डूमा | duma | 5.34 |
| Duma in the Bengali language | ||
| দুমা | duma | 50 |
| ডুমা | duma | 50 |
| Duma in the Hindi language | ||
| डुमा | duma | 42.71 |
| डूमा | duma | 22.92 |
| दुमा | duma | 19.79 |
| दूमा | duma | 13.54 |
| Duma in the Russian language | ||
| Дума | duma | - |
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