Where Does The Last Name Dumas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dumas (Arabic: دوماس, Oriya: ଡୁମୁସ, Russian: Думас) has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur as a variant: Dümas or Dumaś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Dumas is the 7,290^th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 93,596 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Dumas are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 165,734^th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 2,069 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 31,268 people, or 1 in 2,124. In France Dumas is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 32 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent live and Occitanie, where 14 percent live. Outside of France it occurs in 127 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Dumas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dumas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 907 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 2,100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dumas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dumas last name are 5.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.94% registered with the party.

The amount Dumas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.37% less than the national average, earning 192,526 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.53% more than the national average, earning R 357,720 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $41,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.51% less than the national average, earning $42,475 CAD per year.