Duma Surname

7,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa37,9261:1,429161
Romania8,7351:2,299306
Indonesia5,3481:24,7292,954
Tanzania4,6801:11,3121,477
Philippines3,8521:26,2823,589
Ukraine2,8921:15,7412,107
Poland2,3601:16,1052,364
Syria1,8931:10,196914
DR Congo1,1491:64,2997,596
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
Papua New Guinea9061:9,000704
Russia8371:172,19019,475
United States7651:473,80340,248
Zimbabwe6581:23,4623,547
Italy5161:118,52119,571
Lesotho3811:5,3351,092
Brazil3551:603,02622,494
Canada3351:109,98711,787
Albania2861:10,1891,928
Yemen2761:95,7445,900
Spain2751:170,00712,175
Nigeria2591:683,94931,723
India1951:3,933,669107,487
Haiti1911:55,9373,266
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Ecuador1541:103,2856,263
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1501:371,45426,286
Nepal1481:192,4392,892
Thailand1421:497,45386,793
Hungary1321:74,3667,547
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
France1141:582,65577,962
Latvia1091:18,8082,825
Austria731:116,65016,371
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Serbia621:115,2418,826
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Taiwan581:404,2203,133
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Jordan501:176,8499,021
Zambia481:330,20717,862
Kazakhstan441:401,87531,337
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Greece241:461,65859,466
Nicaragua241:250,8792,763
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Swaziland91:144,244719
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway61:857,04855,549
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

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_96

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/territory. It may also appear as: Dūma or Dumà. Click here to see other potential spellings of Duma.

How Common Is The Last Name Duma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,216th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 92,672 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Duma reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Duma is also the 5,576th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 188,161 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 37,926 people, or 1 in 1,429. In South Africa Duma is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Duma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duma last name grew 773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dūma923/
Dumà921/
Dumas8977,862/
Douma8918,530/
Dumay897,283/
Dumea892,720/
Dhuma891,764/
Dumma891,009/
Dumai89724/
Dumat89717/
Dumad89685/
Duuma89677/
Dumah89480/
Dauma89406/
Dumaz89336/
Duima89183/
Deuma89182/
Dumaa89125/
Dumap8957/
Dumau8941/
Dumga8938/
Dutma8933/
Dumha8932/
Dumaj8922/
Dusma8921/
Dujma899/
Tduma895/
Duema894/
Hduma893/
Dduma892/
Dumoa891/
Duyma891/
Dumaś891/
Dumais8010,066/
Duymaz807,280/
Daumas805,771/
Doumas801,235/
Dumaya801,175/
Dumait801,014/
Doumaz80670/
Doumma80522/
Duymaç80480/
Dummai80428/
Dhumma80347/
Dumeau80330/
Dhumad80312/
Dumast80257/
Doumat80158/
Dumaid80124/
Dummad80115/
Dumats80110/
Dumaup80102/
Dousma80100/
Deusma8079/
Dumhai8076/
Dumeah8072/
Doumai8063/
Doumga8056/
Dumaat8053/
Doumah8042/
Dumaha8037/
Duttma8031/
Dumaij8030/
Dumath8025/
Doumay8024/
Dumhay8024/
Dhumai8021/
Dhumas8020/
Dumass8019/
Dumatz8013/
Doumad8012/
Daumoa8012/
Dumays8011/
Dumaux8011/
Dummah8011/
Dusmas8010/
Dumach8010/
Dhumau8010/
Deumat8010/
Duumaa808/
Dhumaa806/
Daumah806/
Deumas806/
Dumhoa805/
Dumaad805/
Dumaia805/
Doumoa805/
Dhumat804/
Dumadh804/
Dahuma804/
Dhumah804/
Dumeas804/
Dheuma803/
Daumay803/
Dumahu803/
Deumai803/
Dujjma802/
Dummas802/
Daumai802/
Dhumap802/
Hdouma802/
Dhumaj802/
Dummay802/
Duimay802/
D'Umas802/
Dumaud802/
Dumash802/
Duma's802/
Dhauma801/
Dumasj801/
Dumatt801/
Dumaus801/
Dusmma801/
Duumai801/
Duumay801/
Daumat801/
Deumga801/
Deumha801/
Deumoa801/
Doumea801/
Douhma801/
Dumaas801/
Dumuța801/
Douyma801/
Duimas801/
Duimaz801/
Ddouma801/
Dumead801/
Dutmay800/
Dima7561,147/
Doma7538,755/
Dume7511,852/
Dumo756,862/
Dumi751,515/
Dumy75151/
Dumé75139/
Dóma7528/
Dumeaux73177/
Doumajd73136/
Doumaux7344/
Doumeau7338/
Dhumaux7329/
Dhummad7315/
Dhumash7314/
Doumaha7314/
Doumath7312/
Dumasch739/
Doumhad739/
Doumaid735/
Dumahay734/
Doumaya734/
Douhmad734/
Dhumeau733/
Dummach732/
Doumaja732/
Doummai732/
Doummay732/
Deumaha732/
Dhumaha731/
Dhumahe731/
Dhumaih731/
Dhumaya731/
Dummatt731/
Duymach731/
Dumaish731/
Doummah731/
Douhmaz731/
Dumahat731/
Dhumach731/
Deumead730/
Deumais730/
Doumi678,710/
Dumez673,646/
Dumet673,451/
Diema673,049/
Dumes672,778/
Dhima672,524/
Dhume672,010/
Dumit671,568/
Duhme671,204/
Daume671,139/
Domma67857/
Dimai67771/
Doume67731/
Dumot67729/
Dimma67728/
Dooma67707/
Dumer67684/
Dimah67669/
Doumo67553/
Domai67538/
Dumey67424/
Dumeh67312/
Dumos67286/
Dumme67251/
Doğma67240/
Dumio67227/
Dhoma67219/
Dumee67198/
Dumui67198/
Dumoi67183/
Dimay67181/
Daumy67173/
Deumi67153/
Duyme67151/
Deumo67147/
Dumis67136/
Domoa67135/
Domaa67128/
Domay67117/
Dummi67106/
Daumi67102/
Dhumeaux6793/
Doumy6793/
Dumhe6766/
Duemo6763/
Dimau6753/
Dumoy6744/
Dhumi6744/
Dummy6740/
Dumuy6738/
Dumhi6735/
Doema6730/
Domaj6729/
Dumys6729/
Domea6726/
Dummo6724/
Dimea6721/
Duumo6720/
Dimha6719/
Dumih6719/
Dümas6718/
Dujmó6715/
Dimaa6714/
Dumie6712/
Dumyi6710/
Dumou6710/
Dhumo679/
Duumi679/
Dumeu679/
Domșa679/
Domau679/
Doumé678/
Daumo677/
Dumée677/
Duime676/
Dumgo676/
Dumid676/
Dumoh675/
Dumed675/
Tdima674/
Dumei674/
Ddumi674/
Dumod673/
Daumé673/
Dumgi673/
Dumiy672/
Deumy672/
Dumêt672/
Ddima672/
Ddume672/
Dummasch672/
Dumoj672/
Duhmo671/
Dhuggima671/
Dusmi671/
Duymy671/
Duggimma671/
Tdumi671/
Domaï671/
Ddumo671/
Duymi671/
Deume671/
Doumahai671/
Dumeč671/
Dumge671/
Dumiz671/
Dumoz671/
Dumșe671/
Dujmo671/
Duhmeova671/
Duhmy671/
Dusmo671/
Dimaj671/
Dutme670/

Duma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duma in the Tibetan language
གྲུ་མ་druma-
Duma in the Oriya language
ଡୁମାduma72.22
ଦୁମାduma18.69
ଡୂମାduma5.05
ଦୂମାduma1.01
ଢୁମାdhuma0.51
ଧୁମାdhuma0.51
ଡୁମduma0.51
ଡ଼ୂମାruma0.51
ଦୁମduma0.51
ଡ଼ୁମାruma0.51
Duma in the Marathi language
दुमाduma58.4
डुमाduma30.15
दूमाduma5.73
डूमाduma5.34
Duma in the Bengali language
দুমাduma50
ডুমাduma50
Duma in the Hindi language
डुमाduma42.71
डूमाduma22.92
दुमाduma19.79
दूमाduma13.54
Duma in the Russian language
Думаduma-

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