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
The surname Dumedah is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dumedah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dumedah is the 592,650th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dumedah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Barring Ghana it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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