Dungum Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dungum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dungum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dungum (23) may also be a first name.

Dungum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dungum (Oriya: ଡୁୁମ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dungum.

How Common Is The Last Name Dungum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dungum is the 1,343,156th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dungum live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Dungum is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 88 percent live, Niger, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dungnum921/
Dungaum921/
Dugum91151/
Dunum9129/
Doungoum8616/
Doungnum861/
Dunnum83343/
Dungun83205/
Dughum8327/
Dugume8310/
Dunume837/
Dongum836/
Dunhum834/
Dhunum833/
Dounum832/
Duynum831/
Duggum831/
Dunoum831/
Deugum831/
Dumgum831/
Daunum830/
Dunggun77103/
Deugoum7730/
Dougoum7719/
Dungung772/
Daunaum771/
Dounaum771/
Dogum7340/
Dugom7339/
Donum7335/
Dunom7324/
Dugumova7114/
Doughoum717/
Daunghom715/
Dougoume713/
Doungoun712/
Dungaung712/
Dousgoum711/
Dounghom711/
Dounggun711/
Dungoung711/
Dungon67303/
Dunnom67146/
Dongom6744/
Dunhom6723/
Duggom6713/
Dogoum675/
Daunom674/
Dumgun674/
Dongun673/
Donnum673/
Deugom672/
Donoum672/
Doogum671/
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Dungum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dungum in the Oriya language
ଡୁୁମduuma-

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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 Dungum
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