Idume Surname
Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname
Idume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,016 | 1:174,353 | 10,780 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Idume? popularity and diffusion
The last name Idume is the 333,448th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,577,208 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idume live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 772,378th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 143 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,016 people, or 1 in 174,353. In Nigeria Idume is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idumeh | 91 | 20 | / |
| Idumea | 91 | 5 | / |
| Idoume | 91 | 2 | / |
| Idum | 89 | 300 | / |
| Gaidume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iduimea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iduma | 80 | 14,523 | / |
| Udume | 80 | 757 | / |
| Edume | 80 | 411 | / |
| Iddum | 80 | 283 | / |
| Eidum | 80 | 72 | / |
| Idime | 80 | 63 | / |
| Idome | 80 | 53 | / |
| Gidum | 80 | 38 | / |
| Jidum | 80 | 24 | / |
| Idumi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Oidum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Idhum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hidum | 80 | 9 | / |
| Idoum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Idumm | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yidum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aidum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiduma | 73 | 536 | / |
| Jiddum | 73 | 130 | / |
| Idomeh | 73 | 123 | / |
| Yiddum | 73 | 95 | / |
| Heidum | 73 | 45 | / |
| Udueme | 73 | 40 | / |
| Edoume | 73 | 26 | / |
| Edueme | 73 | 23 | / |
| Idimeh | 73 | 22 | / |
| Udumeh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hiduma | 73 | 16 | / |
| Idouma | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gidoum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uedume | 73 | 5 | / |
| Udumeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yiduma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Idhuma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iddhum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Idoumi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jitdum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eddume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Idimie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Idhime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idumay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jidime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jidoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hidoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idhome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giddum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udeume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udhume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idoome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uduime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ideuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udumme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idumma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edumme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yidhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaidum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oidumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iduumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edum | 67 | 2,181 | / |
| Idom | 67 | 955 | / |
| Haidome | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gaidoum | 67 | 72 | / |
| Jidhoum | 67 | 38 | / |
| Haidumi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hudaume | 67 | 12 | / |
| Udoumeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiddhum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iedimeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaidumi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hidhoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gedeume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uduemea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uduemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ydum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iddhuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idomeih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idumait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goidoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aidouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eduemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Idume
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