Dunama Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dunama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3681:481,36624,196
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dunama (351) may also be a first name.

Dunama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunama is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 770,644th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dunama are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dunama is also the 465,148th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 351 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 481,366. In Nigeria Dunama is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 31 percent live, Adamawa, where 20 percent live and Gombe, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Dunama exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dounama92319/
Dunamai9222/
Dungama923/
Dunamma923/
Dunamay921/
Daunama921/
Dhunama921/
Dhungama8621/
Dunnamma864/
Dougnama861/
Dounnama861/
Dunoma83789/
Dinama83243/
Dunami8332/
Donama8317/
Dunamo839/
Duname832/
Dungaamaa8032/
Daunema77114/
Dounoma7792/
Dunamis7758/
Dunaime7738/
Dinamma7728/
Dinamay7720/
Donamma779/
Dinamai777/
Dounami777/
Dounamy771/
Donamai771/
Douname771/
Dumname771/
Donamea771/
Donamay771/
Donamah771/
Dunnoma771/
Dunhame771/
Dunemma771/
Dounamou712,643/
Dhinamma7110/
Dounouma717/
Dunammis713/
Donnamma713/
Dunhaime712/
Duchennamma711/
Hdunomah711/
Doungame711/
Dunnamer710/
Duhnhame710/
Dinamo67200/
Donoma67143/
Daunaimer6718/
Dunemo679/
Dinoma678/
Dunhammer676/
Doungouma674/
Donami673/
Dunomo673/
Dinema672/
Doname671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dunama
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