Daham Surname

12,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Daham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq27,7561:1,262182
Syria7,8441:2,461292
Algeria2,7601:13,9972,496
Yemen1,4581:18,1241,958
India1,2261:625,66529,835
Philippines7371:137,36523,235
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Indonesia3461:382,22332,612
Malaysia3291:89,6486,259
United Arab Emirates2041:44,9134,537
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Lebanon1241:45,4603,925
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Turkey461:1,691,77062,957
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Jordan261:340,09411,519
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
France141:4,744,480251,814
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Daham (19,865) may also be a first name.

Daham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daham (Arabic: الدهام, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺣﻢ, Hindi: दहमा, Marathi: दहम, Oriya: ଦାହାମ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Daham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,790th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Daham reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Levant. Daham is also the 37,990th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 19,865 people.

The last name Daham is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 27,756 people, or 1 in 1,262. Other than Iraq Daham is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 18 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Daham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Daham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Daham surname expanded 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Daham last name is primarily Sunni (49%) in Lebanon.

Daham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $48,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahaim915/
Dahamd912/
Dhaham912/
Dahaam911/
Dahm8912,887/
Dham895,020/
Daam891,157/
Dahaime831/
Daaim807,504/
Dhamt803,082/
Dhame802,878/
Dhaim80760/
Dhamd80423/
Dahum80151/
Dahmm8093/
Deahm8092/
D'Ham8022/
Dhamm8018/
Daame8011/
Dhaym804/
Dhaam803/
Da'am802/
Dhahm801/
Dhaum801/
Dheam801/
Daamm801/
Daatm801/
Daihm801/
Ddham801/
Dhham801/
Dủham801/
Daamd801/
Dauhm800/
Dam75129,047/
Daheim73266/
Dhamme7325/
Da'aim731/
Ddhame731/
Daayme731/
Dhamdh731/
Damm6717,513/
Dame6717,290/
Daum6716,158/
Daim6710,060/
Dohm673,781/
Deam671,243/
Dhom67998/
Ddam6729/
Dasm6728/
Daym6716/
Damh6716/
Daïm6712/
Damø6710/
Damd679/
Dahmová676/
Hdam674/
Datm674/
Daám674/
Tdam672/
Dgam672/
Daîm672/
D'Am671/
Daheeme671/
Dajm671/
Damì671/
Dhaheem671/
Dhaimdt671/
Damt671/

Daham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daham in the Oriya language
ଦାହାମdahama-
Daham in the Marathi language
दहमdahama-
Daham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺣﻢaldhm75
ﺩﺣﻢdhm25
Daham in the Hindi language
दहमाdahama50
दहमdahama50
Daham in the Arabic language
الدهامaldham-
دحّامdham-
دحامdham-
دهامdham-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Daham
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