Dumse Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

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

Dumse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dumse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5891:91,98311,258
Romania841:239,02222,817
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
United States241:15,102,456529,929
India111:69,733,217610,955
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Dumşe (36), Dumše (1) & Dumšė (9) are calculated separately.

Dumse (69) may also be a first name.

Dumse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumse (Marathi: दुमसे) is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as: Dumşe, Dumše or Dumšė. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dumse is the 449,465th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. The surname Dumse occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Dumse live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dumse is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 69 people.

Dumse is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 91,983. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 18 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Dumse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dumse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dumse last name grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dumse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dumse surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Dumse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 35.33% less than the national average, earning R 153,672 per year and in United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumşe9336/
Dumše931/
Dumser91592/
Dhumse9147/
Dumsey917/
Dumsee913/
Dumshe911/
Doumse911/
Dums891,135/
Dumšė879/
Dumseth831/
Dunse80501/
Dumsa8084/
Dumst8050/
Dumsi8047/
Dimse8042/
Domse8026/
Doums8013/
Dumss809/
Daums807/
Duhms804/
Duyms804/
Dumsh803/
Dumms801/
Dumns801/
Dumce801/
Dumge801/
Dumze801/
Dumsy800/
Dummsier770/
Dhomse73332/
Dimsey73309/
Dumsch73129/
Dumsha73102/
Dunsey7372/
Dunser7361/
Dutems7344/
Dunsee7321/
Dumsai7321/
Dumsoy7316/
Domshe733/
Dhumsa732/
Dumgis732/
Daunse732/
Doumje732/
Dhimse731/
Dumgey731/
Dunshe731/
Dumche731/
Domsey731/
Dimsea731/
Dumzer731/
Doumge731/
Doumsa731/
Dunsie731/
Dumsid731/
Duemze731/
Dumzeu731/
Domsee731/
Diemse730/
Dumger730/
Domsie730/
Dunset730/
Domsea730/
Dusenge6713,987/
Doms673,135/
Dunshee67713/
Dunshea67558/
Duns67533/
Duysens67510/
Dunseth67293/
Dunsche67142/
Dunshie67141/
Dusinge6723/
Dumsová6715/
Dumz6712/
Doumdje6711/
Doumche676/
Dahumsi674/
Dusensi674/
Dūms673/
Dahunse672/
Dusenje672/
Duysems672/
Daunsey671/
Dunscee671/
Dunseat671/
Dunsgey671/
Dunsiee671/
Doumssa671/
Dunseah671/
Daunsøe671/
Düms671/
Dusence671/
Deunseh671/
Doumsai671/
Doumzeh671/
Dumsova671/
Dumsuit671/
Daumcer670/
Dunnsey670/
Dunsher670/
Dunsett670/
Dunsier670/
Domssey670/
Dunseit670/

Dumse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumse in the Marathi language
दुमसेdumase75
ढूमसेdhumase25

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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 Dumse
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