Dumedah Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Dumedah Surname User-submission:
The Dumedah surname means 'one who travels much'. It is common in the Volta region of Ghana and Nigeria.
Dumedah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Dumedah Surname Meaning
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The Dumedah surname means 'one who travels much'. It is common in the Volta region of Ghana and Nigeria.
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Where Does The Last Name Dumedah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dumedah has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dumedah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dumedah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dumedah is the 592,650th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dumedah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Without taking into account Ghana this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumeda | 92 | 86 | / |
| Dummeda | 86 | 146 | / |
| Dumedaš | 86 | 16 | / |
| Dumedha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dumeedea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dummedha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dummedda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dummeada | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dumada | 77 | 5,836 | / |
| Dumida | 77 | 106 | / |
| Domeda | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dumoda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dimeda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dummida | 71 | 125 | / |
| Dhumada | 71 | 36 | / |
| Dummoda | 71 | 21 | / |
| Dumiday | 71 | 12 | / |
| Dumaada | 71 | 10 | / |
| Dumaday | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dummada | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dumadha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dimeida | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doumoda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dumodoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dumadai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doumedo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dumadea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dumaiday | 67 | 1,738 | / |
| Dhumiday | 67 | 93 | / |
| Dumohdoh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dhumaday | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dumayday | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhumaida | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dummidha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doumaida | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doumadai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doomedea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doumahda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dimahdah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhummida | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dumedah
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