Dølum Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Dølum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dølum 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
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Dlum (3) are calculated separately.

Dølum Last Name Facts

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

Dølum is carried by more people in The Faroe Islands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Dlum. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dølum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dølum reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Dølum is most frequently used in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,800. Outside of The Faroe Islands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent reside.

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
Dlum963/
Dlume8042/
D'Lum805/
Dloum801/
Dillum7330/
Dellum7315/
Dhlume734/
Delloum67557/
Dilloum674/
Dlun674/
Dlom673/
Dellhum671/
Dhillum671/
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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 Dølum
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