Dwumah Surname

117,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dwumah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwumah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,8791:6,966936
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dwumah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwumah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dwumah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwumah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dwumah is the 117,457th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,859,068 people. Dwumah occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dwumah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Dwumah is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,879 people, or 1 in 6,966. Excluding Ghana this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Dwumah Last Name Statistics demography

Dwumah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwumaah9228/
Dwuma9120/
Dwumoh8321/
Dwimah834/
Dwumaa831/
Dwomah831/
Dwima7323/
Dvuma732/
Dwoma730/
Dwimoh67589/
Dvumaz675/
Twumas671/
Dwomaa671/
Dbouma671/
Dvumas671/
Dwommoh62295/
Douhouma571/
Dwomo55789/
Twoma553/
Twima551/
Douhoumai531/
Twomay503/
Dwomoo503/

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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 Dwumah
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