Duruma Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Duruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Duruma (77) may also be a first name.

Duruma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duruma (Oriya: ଦୁରୁମା) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duruma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Duruma live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 77 people.

Duruma is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Duruma is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 54 percent live, Western, where 38 percent live and Madang, where 8 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Duruma occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durguma927/
Dhuruma921/
Dourouma8633/
Durumais862/
Durgumma861/
Durumi83127/
Durume8336/
Doruma8314/
Durima8311/
Diruma8311/
Duroma8310/
Durumo837/
Dourgouma807/
Duruimo7728/
Durumer7717/
Durimah7714/
Dhurima775/
Duurima771/
Dhiruma771/
Douroumi7182/
Dueruemo712/
Douroume711/
Douroumis6773/
Dirima6738/
Doroma6736/
Dorume6716/
Douroumou6710/
Durome673/
Dorumi672/
Dirumo671/
Dhoroma6214/
Dauromi6212/
Doromea625/
Dirimea624/
Doromai621/
Doromaa621/
Daurimey574/
Doromi50207/
Dorome5080/
Dirimo5022/
Doromo503/
Doromy501/

Duruma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duruma in the Oriya language
ଦୁରୁମାduruma-

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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
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  • 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 Duruma
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