Damaris Forename
4,125th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 254,687 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico
Damaris Forename Definition:
A female name. the name of an Athenian woman converted by St Paul (Acts xvii. 34), possibly a mistake for Greek Damalis ‘a calf’. Like other New Testament names, it was adopted as a christian name by I7th-C Puritans and enjoyed a good deal of popularity, especially in America.
Read More About This ForenameDamaris Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 67,197 | 1:689 | 129 |
| Colombia | 100% | 23,157 | 1:2,063 | 295 |
| Mexico | 100% | 16,509 | 1:7,520 | 752 |
| Indonesia | 95% | 12,998 | 1:19,846 | 2,803 |
| Cuba | - | 12,837 | 1:896 | 204 |
| United States | 100% | 12,245 | 1:29,607 | 2,050 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 11,806 | 1:1,830 | 366 |
| Brazil | 100% | 11,574 | 1:18,510 | 1,747 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 9,345 | 1:644 | 117 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8,323 | 1:3,629 | 516 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 6,947 | 1:686 | 140 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 6,777 | 1:1,539 | 249 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6,680 | 1:26,581 | 2,450 |
| Panama | 100% | 6,377 | 1:613 | 89 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 6,189 | 1:574 | 108 |
| Guatemala | 99% | 5,655 | 1:2,849 | 447 |
| Chile | 100% | 4,144 | 1:4,249 | 462 |
| Romania | 100% | 3,321 | 1:6,038 | 533 |
| Spain | 100% | 3,138 | 1:14,828 | 972 |
| Honduras | 100% | 2,913 | 1:3,027 | 474 |
| Peru | 100% | 2,061 | 1:15,425 | 1,412 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2,033 | 1:25,966 | 2,416 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 1,688 | 1:4,830 | 518 |
| El Salvador | - | 1,677 | 1:3,782 | 441 |
| Ecuador | - | 1,303 | 1:13,605 | 958 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,284 | 1:75,294 | 1,785 |
| Ghana | 100% | 730 | 1:36,967 | 2,200 |
| South Africa | 99% | 558 | 1:97,729 | 7,997 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 460 | 1:23,047 | 1,514 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 430 | 1:19,101 | 1,378 |
| Argentina | 100% | 405 | 1:105,613 | 1,915 |
| Mali | 100% | 387 | 1:43,870 | 2,498 |
| DR Congo | 96% | 383 | 1:192,761 | 8,554 |
| Malawi | 100% | 381 | 1:44,914 | 3,117 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 319 | 1:52,985 | 3,542 |
| Guinea | - | 274 | 1:43,280 | 1,513 |
| England | 89% | 243 | 1:228,819 | 6,429 |
| Uganda | 98% | 206 | 1:198,820 | 6,886 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 175 | 1:3,320 | 486 |
| Canada | 100% | 169 | 1:196,055 | 7,541 |
| Paraguay | 97% | 164 | 1:44,127 | 1,780 |
| Namibia | - | 128 | 1:18,783 | 1,759 |
| France | 100% | 118 | 1:563,308 | 5,749 |
| Philippines | 98% | 117 | 1:906,064 | 25,409 |
| India | 91% | 84 | 1:14,462,833 | 382,462 |
| Austria | 100% | 60 | 1:141,903 | 2,527 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 60 | 1:2,597 | 532 |
| Belize | 100% | 53 | 1:6,685 | 1,196 |
| Italy | 100% | 45 | 1:1,356,935 | 10,771 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 43 | 1:708,138 | 27,785 |
| Zambia | - | 34 | 1:466,317 | 11,078 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 33 | 1:103,868 | 2,646 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Australia | - | 27 | 1:505,838 | 7,990 |
| Thailand | 92% | 25 | 1:2,802,633 | 67,582 |
| Sweden | 100% | 24 | 1:410,746 | 11,228 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Belgium | 100% | 20 | 1:574,502 | 8,765 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Czechia | 89% | 17 | 1:626,833 | 2,751 |
| Denmark | - | 17 | 1:332,323 | 6,094 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 13 | 1:1,413,805 | 35,544 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Israel | 100% | 11 | 1:763,902 | 12,174 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Congo | 80% | 10 | 1:500,920 | 8,695 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 9 | 1:12,194 | 1,546 |
| Wales | 100% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Jamaica | - | 8 | 1:360,403 | 10,541 |
| Jordan | 100% | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Scotland | 60% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Finland | 100% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| Norway | 100% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 5 | 1:491,752 | 5,628 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Burundi | 100% | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:284,422 | 684 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Senegal | - | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Cape Verde | - | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
The alternate forms: Dámaris (210), Dâmaris (29), Dàmaris (22), Damáris (12), Damarís (9) & Damàris (1) are calculated separately.
Damaris (2,989) may also be a surname.
Damaris Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. the name of an Athenian woman converted by St Paul (Acts xvii. 34), possibly a mistake for Greek Damalis ‘a calf’. Like other New Testament names, it was adopted as a christian name by I7th-C Puritans and enjoyed a good deal of popularity, especially in America.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A female name derived from that of a woman mentioned in Acts xvii. 34, Greek Δάμαρι; from δάμαρ, a wife, one brought under the yoke.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Dam'-a-ris, a little woman. A female mentioned Acts xvii. 34.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a yoke-bearing wife.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Latin name, meaning: Gentle.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Damaris Forename Popularity
Damaris Demographics
Average Damaris Salary in
United States
$36,179 USD
Per year
Rank:
307,507 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.002969
Rank: 2,156 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
83.12%
Sample size: 6,765 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Damaris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damaris in the Russian language | ||
| Дамарис | damaris | - |
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