Dums Surname

327,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Latvia

Dums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7001:305,82011,799
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Germany1381:583,37347,320
Austria251:340,61736,996
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Dūms (3) & Düms (1) are calculated separately.

Dums (13) may also be a first name.

Dums Last Name Facts

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

Dums (Russian: Думс) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Dūms or Düms. Click here for other potential spellings of Dums.

How Common Is The Last Name Dums? popularity and diffusion

Dums is the 327,203rd most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,420,745 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Dums reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 62 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The surname Dums is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 305,820. In Brazil Dums is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 82 percent reside, Paraná, where 17 percent reside and Maranhão, where 0 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Dums Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dums has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dums surname rose 924 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dums Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dums last name are 24.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.42% registered with the political party.

Dums earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dūms923/
Düms921/
Dumse89757/
Dumst8950/
Duems8913/
Doums8913/
Dumss899/
Daums897/
Duhms894/
Duyms894/
Dumsh893/
Dumns891/
Dumms891/
Dumsch80129/
Dhumse8047/
Dutems8044/
Doumse801/
Dumshe801/
Doms753,135/
Duns75533/
Dims75107/
Dumz7512/
Dumsová7315/
Duysems732/
Dumsova731/
Dunst673,369/
Dooms672,407/
Dunse67501/
Dhuns67139/
Dauns67114/
Dunns6792/
Dhoms6765/
Diems6749/
Duyns6742/
Dumşe6736/
Domås6733/
Domsh6718/
Douns6717/
Dunås6714/
Domsz679/
Dumšė679/
Dunsø675/
Doems672/
Dimms672/
Dumce671/
Domsj671/
Duhns671/
Dunsh671/
Dumše671/
Dumze671/
Deuns670/
Domms670/

Dums Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dums in the Russian language
Думсdums-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dums
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