Dumbum Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dumbum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dumbum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dumbum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dumbum is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumbum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Dumbum live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Dumbum is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Dumbum exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumbom8315/
Dumbun833/
Dunbum831/
Dimbum831/
Dumbung7713/
Doumbom771/
Dunbaum770/
Dusenbum711/
Dumbon6722/
Dunbun671/
Doumboune671/
Doembun621/
Dunboun620/
Dombon50166/
Dunbon501/
Domboń501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dumbum
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