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 surname Dumisa (Hindi: दुमिसा, Oriya: ଦୁମିସା) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumisa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,651st most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,328,148 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dumisa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 92,065th most common first name internationally, borne by 5,359 people.

This surname is most numerous 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 are found, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Dumisa is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dumisa
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