Idume Surname

333,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0161:174,35310,780
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Idume (143) may also be a first name.

Idume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idume occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idume? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 333,448th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,577,208 people. The surname Idume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idume are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idume is also the 772,378th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 143 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,016 people, or 1 in 174,353. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Idume exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idumeh9120/
Idumea915/
Idoume912/
Idum89300/
Gaidume831/
Iduimea831/
Iduma8014,523/
Udume80757/
Edume80411/
Iddum80283/
Eidum8072/
Idime8063/
Idome8053/
Gidum8038/
Jidum8024/
Idumi8016/
Oidum8011/
Idhum8011/
Hidum809/
Idoum808/
Idumm804/
Yidum803/
Aidum801/
Jiduma73536/
Jiddum73130/
Idomeh73123/
Yiddum7395/
Heidum7345/
Udueme7340/
Edoume7326/
Edueme7323/
Idimeh7322/
Udumeh7320/
Hiduma7316/
Idouma7311/
Gidoum7310/
Uedume735/
Udumeu735/
Yiduma734/
Idhuma733/
Iddhum733/
Idoumi732/
Jitdum732/
Eddume732/
Idimie732/
Idhime731/
Idumay731/
Jidime731/
Jidoum731/
Hidoum731/
Idhome731/
Giddum731/
Udeume731/
Udoume731/
Udhume731/
Idoome731/
Uduime731/
Ideuma731/
Udumme731/
Idumma731/
Edumme731/
Yidhum731/
Gaidum731/
Oidumi731/
Iduumi731/
Edum672,181/
Idom67955/
Haidome6777/
Gaidoum6772/
Jidhoum6738/
Haidumi6712/
Hudaume6712/
Udoumeh678/
Yiddhum675/
Iedimeh674/
Gaidumi673/
Hidhoum672/
Gedeume672/
Uduemea672/
Uduemeh671/
Ydum671/
Iddhuma671/
Idomeih671/
Idumait671/
Goidoum671/
Aidouma671/
Eduemeh671/

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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 Idume
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