Dumu Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3821:21,3452,273
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Liberia641:68,8835,877
Tanzania591:897,31544,154
India291:26,450,530346,896
Romania281:717,06748,956
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
France51:13,284,544357,392
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Dumu (1,284) may also be a first name.

Dumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumu (Hindi: दूमु, Marathi: दुमू, Oriya: ଦୁମୁ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dumu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 312,624th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Dumu reside; 32 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 32 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Dumu is also the 219,955th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 1,284 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 21,345. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 32 percent reside, West New Britain, where 23 percent reside and Madang, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dummu892,924/
Dumui89198/
Doumu89176/
Dumut89128/
Dumus89120/
Dhumu8975/
Dumau8941/
Dumuy8938/
Dumuh8913/
Dumou8910/
Dumeu899/
Daumu892/
Dumgu891/
Dusmu891/
Duhmu891/
Deumu891/
Dumuz891/
Dumhu891/
Duymuş803,274/
Doumou801,415/
Dumoux80352/
Dumeus80233/
Dumuuy80122/
Dumuis80109/
Dumaup80102/
Dumout8097/
Dumuid8096/
Dhummu8061/
Deumou8061/
Dusmus8022/
Dahumu8016/
Dumaux8011/
Dhumau8010/
Duymus808/
Doumeu808/
Dumahu803/
Dumaud802/
Dumuys802/
Dummus802/
Dumuhe801/
Daumus801/
Dumoud801/
Duymuz801/
Deumeu801/
Dummuh801/
Dumuța801/
Dumeux801/
Thdumu801/
Dummuu801/
Dummud801/
Dumaus801/
Dumuth801/
Doumus800/
Dumous800/
Dumult800/
Dimu752,823/
Domu75956/
Dumouch7397/
Doumaux7344/
Dumuids7341/
Dhumaux7329/
Doumgou736/
Doummou734/
Doumous733/
Doumush732/
Doumhou731/
Diemu671,541/
Dumoe67173/
Dommu67162/
Dimmu67108/
Dhomu6750/
Dimui6728/
Dhimu6719/
Dujmó6715/
Domuh6715/
Doomu675/
Dimuh674/
Domui672/
Doumuith671/
Doumouss671/
Ddimu671/
Ddomu671/
Dimuy671/

Dumu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumu in the Hindi language
दूमुdumu-
Dumu in the Oriya language
ଦୁମୁdumu78.84
ଡୁମୁdumu9.13
ଦୂମୁdumu4.15
ଦୁମୂdumu4.15
ଦୂମୂdumu0.83
ଦିୁମୁdiumu0.41
ଡମୁdamu0.41
Dumu in the Marathi language
दुमूdumu55.56
दुमुdumu33.33
दूमूdumu7.41
दुमाduma3.7

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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 Dumu
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