Dumbar Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dumbar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dumbar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4711:9,3601,051
United States811:4,474,802235,715
India791:9,709,688189,874
Romania381:528,36539,789
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Panama131:300,9437,078
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland531:70,6274,135
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Dumbar (139) may also be a first name.

Dumbar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dumbar (Bengali: ডুম্বর, Hindi: डूम्बर, Marathi: डुंबर, Oriya: ଡୁର) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumbar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 451,199th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Dumbar live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Dumbar is also the 784,558th most commonly held forename globally, held by 139 people.

The last name Dumbar is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 9,360. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 44 percent live, Bong County, where 15 percent live and Nimba County, where 13 percent live. Barring Liberia Dumbar occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Dumbar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dumbar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dumbar last name grew 231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dumbar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dumbar surname is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dumbar surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Dumbar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.64% less than the national average, earning $33,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumbare928,056/
Dumbard928/
Daumbar923/
Doumbar922/
Dunmbar921/
Dumbart920/
Dumbhare861,318/
Dhumbare8649/
Doumbare8616/
Dunmbare862/
Dumbarre861/
Dumbahre861/
Dunbar8354,368/
Dombar832,175/
Dimbar83471/
Dumbor83161/
Dumbarova8022/
Dhumbhare805/
Dhaumbare801/
Dunbarr7778/
Dunbare7731/
Dhombar7717/
Dunnbar7712/
Dhimbar776/
Dunbard775/
Dumvare771/
Dombhar771/
Dimmbar771/
Dunbaur770/
Dunbart770/
Dunbear770/
Dunbhare7110/
Dunnbare712/
Doumbour711/
Doumbore711/
Dunnbarr710/
Donbar6747/
Dombor6720/
Dunwar6710/
Dombár678/
Dunvar675/
Dimbor674/
Doumboure672/
Dunbor671/
Dumwor670/
Dusinbare670/

Dumbar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumbar in the Bengali language
ডুম্বরdumbara-
Dumbar in the Oriya language
ଡୁରdura92.31
ମାରିmari7.69
Dumbar in the Marathi language
डुंबरdumbara65.22
डूंबरdumbara11.59
दुंबरdumbara5.8
तुंबडाtumbada4.35
डुबरdubara2.9
डुबंरdubanra2.9
दमबारdamabara2.9
डुंमारdummara2.9
Dumbar in the Hindi language
डूम्बरdumbara33.33
डूंबरdumbara33.33
डम्बरdambara33.33

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