Dabama Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dabama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dabama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Dabama (16) may also be a first name.

Dabama Last Name Facts

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

Dabama is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabama? popularity and diffusion

Dabama is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Dabama reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dabama is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 16 people.

The last name Dabama is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Dabama is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Dabama occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dabhamah861/
Dabammad861/
Dabema83129/
Debama8342/
Dawama8313/
Dabame8310/
Daboma832/
Davama831/
Dabami831/
Dabhaimah8016/
Davamah77329/
Dawamah77103/
Debamma7734/
Davatma7712/
Davamad7710/
Davamay779/
Debaama776/
Davamma776/
Davamas774/
Davamau773/
Dahuama772/
Deaboma771/
Dawamad771/
Danpama771/
Davamat771/
Davhama771/
Dabouma771/
Davaamaa7184/
Dhavamah716/
Debaamma713/
Dayvamad711/
Doubamai711/
Dhabhami711/
Dhabhaimahe711/
Dawahmad711/
Dauvamah711/
Doibamat711/
Deavamma711/
Dhavamma711/
Dampfama710/
Damphama710/
Deboma67154/
Davami6778/
Davame6769/
Dabome6768/
Dawamo6762/
Davamo6713/
Dowama676/
Dobamo674/
Debamo672/
Daivasmai672/
Doboma672/
Dawoma671/
Dhavamahe671/
Danphamai671/
Dobema670/

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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 Dabama
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