Dumisa Surname

87,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dumisa Surname Definition:

Dumisa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: thank you.

Dumisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,3951:10,0421,248
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
England51:11,143,612252,590
Swaziland41:324,550996
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dumisa (5,359) may also be a first name.

Dumisa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dumisa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: thank you.

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Dumisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dumisa (Hindi: दुमिसा, Oriya: ଦୁମିସା) occurs most in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dumisa is the 87,651st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,328,148 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dumisa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dumisa is also the 92,065th most common first name in the world It is held by 5,359 people.

The surname Dumisa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,395 people, or 1 in 10,042. In South Africa Dumisa is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Dumisa Last Name Statistics demography

Dumisa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning R 159,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumisay9282/
Dumissa928/
Daumisa921/
Dummisa921/
Doumissa8613/
Dumaisay8612/
Doumaisa861/
Dhumisai861/
Dumiso83359/
Dimisa83220/
Dumisi83199/
Dumesa8323/
Dumusa8314/
Dumise8312/
Domisa837/
Dumiza831/
Doumaissa8034/
Doumitsas809/
Doumaitsa801/
Dommisa7748/
Dimuisa7727/
Diemisa7721/
Dumessa7716/
Dummisi7716/
Dimmisa778/
Dimissa776/
Dumoisy774/
Dumishi773/
Dumisić771/
Doumiza771/
Doumise771/
Dimisha771/
Domissa771/
Dumesis771/
Deumica770/
Dumeica770/
Doumissi712/
Domaissa712/
Dumushaa711/
Dommisha711/
Dhumisei711/
Deumisio711/
Dimaissa711/
Dhimmisa711/
Dumoisseaux710/
Domise67275/
Dimusa67256/
Dimiza67144/
Domiza67132/
Dimesa6778/
Domesa6770/
Dumici6711/
Domisi679/
Dumeso675/
Domiso675/
Dumuso674/
Dumizo674/
Dimiso674/
Dumezi672/
Dumizi671/
Deusmisit671/
Dumeza671/
Dumico671/
Dhoomisha671/
Deumetsha671/
Doumaisou671/
Dumese671/

Dumisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumisa in the Hindi language
दुमिसाdumisa-
Dumisa in the Oriya language
ଦୁମିସାdumisa-

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