Daama Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Daama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 250 | 1:3,660 | 313 |
| India | 94 | 1:8,160,270 | 170,569 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Daama (253) may also be a first name.
Daama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Daama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻋﻤﻪ, Hindi: डोमा, Marathi: दामा) is carried by more people in Djibouti than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Daama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 679,794th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Daama reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 560,146th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 253 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Djibouti, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 3,660. Barring Djibouti this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Daama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Daama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻋﻤﻪ | dmh | - |
| Daama in the Hindi language | ||
| डोमा | doma | - |
| Daama in the Marathi language | ||
| दामा | dama | - |
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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 Daama
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