Dydimus Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Dydimus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dydimus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Dydimus (78) may also be a first name.

Dydimus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dydimus is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dydimus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Dydimus live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 78 people.

The last name Dydimus is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent live. Other than Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dyddimus931/
Didimus86221/
Dydymus8645/
Dedimus8616/
Dydemus866/
Didimu77125/
Didymus71246/
Didimos7131/
Didemus7122/
Dedemus7114/
Dhidhimu6769/
Didymuis673/
Dedemuse671/
Dedemu6264/
Didymou5717/
Dedemou5715/
Didymos5710/
Dedymos573/
Didymux571/

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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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  • 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 Dydimus
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