Dumont Surname

6,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dumont Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Mount [Latin mont-em, acc. of mans, a hill]

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Dumont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France46,0931:1,44176
Canada13,8191:2,666325
Belgium11,8481:97031
United States8,6021:42,1375,180
Brazil1,8721:114,3564,324
Venezuela8941:33,7851,971
Switzerland6771:12,1312,005
Germany5671:141,98517,168
Spain5051:92,5787,730
Luxembourg4621:1,257120
Netherlands4551:37,1156,245
England4141:134,58513,229
Argentina3441:124,25410,495
Haiti2561:41,7342,669
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Chile1901:92,7183,548
Thailand1771:399,08770,184
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
Australia1501:179,97118,195
New Caledonia1351:2,046184
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
French Polynesia1041:2,700546
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Italy591:1,036,55470,719
Grenada501:2,171364
Mauritius381:34,0376,811
Puerto Rico381:93,4251,554
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Senegal321:455,6042,071
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
China251:54,692,8632,965
Guernsey221:2,929767
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Wales141:221,03813,576
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Libya91:693,7751,982
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Norway71:734,61250,907
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India51:153,413,076951,030
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Guernsey111:2,969521
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8441:59,5016,569

The alternate forms: Dümont (73) are calculated separately.

Dumont (311) may also be a first name.

Dumont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Mount [Latin mont-em, acc. of mans, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) One who lived on, or near, a hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

French ' Of the hill.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) Du Mont, from the hill or mountain.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

This is a French surname, meaning 'at the mount'.

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Dumont Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumont (Arabic: ديمونت, Russian: Думонт) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Dümont. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumont? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,357th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 82,025 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dumont live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 498,315th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 311 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 46,093 people, or 1 in 1,441. In France Dumont is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 21 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live. Apart from France this last name exists in 108 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Dumont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dumont has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,019 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 668 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dumont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dumont are 2.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Dumont earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.73% less than the national average, earning 281,272 kr per year; in Peru they earn 77.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,398 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.78% less than the national average, earning R 209,652 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $41,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dümont9473/
Doumont921,347/
Daumont921,303/
Dumonte92312/
Dumontt9211/
Dummont929/
Dumonth925/
Dumount925/
Dumonts923/
Duemont923/
Dumondt922/
Ddumont921/
Deumont921/
Duimont921/
Dumon915,796/
D'Aumont864/
Dhaumont861/
Doumonte861/
Dusmonte861/
Dummontt860/
Daumonte860/
Dumond836,675/
Domont831,143/
Dumant83380/
Dumong83176/
Dimont83160/
Daumon8366/
Doumon8332/
Dumone8315/
Dumoon838/
Dusmon836/
Deumon835/
Dummon832/
Dumonn831/
Dumunt831/
Dumonc831/
Diemont77257/
Dhumone77169/
Dummong7762/
Dummond7736/
Daumond7729/
Dhomont7718/
Daumoin779/
Dumound778/
Daumant776/
Dumantt774/
Dumante774/
Doumone774/
Duimond772/
Dimmont772/
Dumongh772/
Domount771/
Dumunte771/
Doumong771/
Doumoun771/
Dummoon771/
Dumoine771/
Dumoing771/
Dumoong771/
Dumuong771/
Doumond770/
Duismon770/
Deumond770/
Dausmon770/
Doumounthe751/
Duman73130,601/
Domon737,214/
Dumoń7311/
Dumón737/
Dumom734/
Dumán732/
Dümon731/
Doumante71103/
Daumoine7135/
Dhumgond712/
Daumante712/
Daummond711/
Deummond711/
Dumgound711/
Dummonds711/
Dèhoumon711/
Dêhoumon711/
Doumoune711/
Doumoung711/
Diemondt711/
Doummond710/
Dumane676,346/
Dimond675,520/
Dhuman672,219/
Domond671,850/
Dusman67845/
Dumand67826/
Douman67686/
Dimant67564/
Dumaan67511/
Dauman67366/
Dumann67343/
Dutman67118/
Deuman67105/
Dumang6777/
Dumanc6776/
Dujman6736/
Domant6733/
Dumman6733/
Doumom6717/
Doumanthe6716/
Dommon6713/
Daumunthe678/
Dumhan676/
Duhman675/
Dumoum674/
Domoon674/
Doumongue674/
Dümontová672/
Dumund672/
Dumgan672/
Doemon672/
Duyman672/
Domoun672/
Dumomd671/
Dümond671/

Dumont Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumont in the Russian language
Думонтdumont-
Dumont in the Arabic language
ديمونتdymwnt-

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