Dahman Surname

35,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Dahman Surname User-submission:

- Dahmen is a derived name from "diamond", which has given the surname Damon and Dahmen in the northern Europe;

- Dahmen is an Arabic medieval term which means 'assailant'.

That explains why you can find this surname in both areas of Germany, The Netherlands and areas of Tunisia and Algeria.

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Dahman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen5,8491:4,518662
Morocco2,7601:12,4911,808
Algeria9531:40,5377,254
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Indonesia7191:183,93517,686
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Palestine5631:8,0801,696
United States5111:709,31355,985
France3781:175,72127,351
Spain3131:149,36811,052
Mauritania2761:14,8361,400
Lebanon1711:32,9653,286
Jordan1431:61,8355,606
Syria991:194,9603,981
Tunisia941:6,4961,067
Israel661:129,66114,046
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Belgium421:273,73032,801
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Niger231:834,43619,133
England221:2,532,63991,802
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Norway121:428,52437,411
India81:95,883,173728,828
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Dahman (3,223) may also be a first name.

Dahman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are two origins for this surname:

- Dahmen is a derived name from "diamond", which has given the surname Damon and Dahmen in the northern Europe;

- Dahmen is an Arabic medieval term which means 'assailant'.

That explains why you can find this surname in both areas of Germany, The Netherlands and areas of Tunisia and Algeria.

- sdah

Dahmani is derived from the Algerian word, yedham, which means 'to collide' or to 'forcefully enter'.

- abderrahmane_dahmani

Dahman Last Name Facts

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

Dahman (Arabic: دهمان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺣﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: दहमान) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,406th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 488,278 people. Dahman is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Dahman live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 126,359th most common forename world-wide, borne by 3,223 people.

It is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 5,849 people, or 1 in 4,518. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 21 percent are found, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Hajjah Governorate, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Dahman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dahman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dahman surname grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dahman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dahman surname are 18.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Dahman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $50,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahmann92590/
Dahaman92203/
Dathman926/
Dahmain924/
Dahmman922/
Dahmanh922/
Dhahman921/
Deahman921/
Dahmanq921/
Daman9122,172/
Dahmaine864/
Dahasman861/
Dahmamnh861/
Dahymane861/
Dahmatin861/
D'Ahmann861/
Deathman861/
Ddahmane861/
Dajhmane861/
Dahmmane861/
Tdahmane861/
Damane8310,132/
Damman833,905/
Damang832,657/
Daiman832,377/
Dayman832,130/
Dasman831,535/
Dohman83878/
Damant83850/
Damean83816/
Damann83618/
Damaan83465/
Damand83464/
Dhaman83448/
Dauman83366/
Dehman83264/
Damain83259/
Dheman83110/
Dağman83103/
Dhoman8382/
Damanh8375/
Hdaman8366/
Daeman8364/
Deaman8351/
Dajman8335/
Daaman8332/
Datman8310/
Dahmon838/
Damgan834/
Dgaman831/
Damhan831/
D'Aman831/
Dahmanová802/
Dahmasing801/
Dammann779,488/
Dhomane777,339/
Dammang773,445/
Dahmoun772,329/
Dhamane772,325/
Dohmann771,358/
Daumann771,313/
Damasen771,300/
Dheeman771,139/
Damacen771,062/
Daumain77456/
Damasin77414/
Dausman77390/
Damaing77141/
Dameang77140/
Dammand77140/
Döhmann77121/
Damahan77120/
Dehmann77109/
Dasmang7786/
Dasmane7768/
Daimane7761/
Daymand7757/
Daymane7737/
Daimant7736/
Dhamand7730/
Dammane7724/
Dahamam7722/
Damanne7722/
Daumand7722/
Deamant7719/
Dhamman7719/
D'Amman7719/
Dhasman7718/
Dhoeman7717/
Daimang7716/
Damatin7715/
Daisman7714/
Dheiman7713/
Daitman7713/
Hdaiman7712/
Dhomang7712/
Dhamant7712/
Daimand7711/
Dhotman778/
Demahan778/
Dattman776/
Daumane776/
Daumant776/
Dhemaan775/
Daysman775/
Damacin775/
Dhaiman774/
Daaiman774/
Dhomaan774/
Daymean773/
Deasman773/
Dasmant773/
Daamane773/
Dautman773/
Dahmone773/
Daymant773/
Damaine773/
Doihman773/
Dohmane772/
Dahamon772/
Dammamn772/
Daimain772/
Domahan772/
Dohmand771/
Dhauman771/
Dhamang771/
Dhamank771/
Dhamann771/
Dhamgan771/
Dhomain771/
Dhooman771/
Damanck771/
Damanhe771/
Dammaun771/
Deatman771/
Dasmand771/
Douhman771/
Dammain771/
Deamane771/
Daimean771/
Damaung771/
Daamann771/
Da'mant771/
Dhamain771/
Dothman771/
Dahmmam771/
Deihman771/
Dammant770/
Damon7319,765/
Doman7313,861/
Deman736,159/
Damam731,670/
Döman7350/
Déman7315/
Damań731/
Däman731/
Dõman731/
Dahmoune712,729/
Damasing71748/
Dausmann71124/
D'Hotman71113/
Damanova7157/
Douhmane7157/
Damaisin7144/
Dammhahn7139/
Dhommane7124/
Dammhayn7117/
Dammhain7113/
Damacent7112/
Damacend7112/
Doehmann7111/
Dağıtman7111/
Damasent7110/
Dhamasen719/
Daimatin716/
Damangue716/
Dhomanne715/
Deithman714/
Dhammane714/
Dhaimajn713/
Dattmann712/
Deihmane712/
Dhousman711/
Dhammaan711/
Dheemann711/
Daummann711/
Dahamaim711/
Damasien711/
Damausen711/
Dammaang711/
Dammmang711/
Dammmann711/
Damaceng711/
Da'amane711/
Dahymond711/
Damacenc711/
Damashyn711/
Damassin711/
Deihtman710/
Dadtmann710/
Damascin710/
Daimon6718,059/
Dammam677,088/
Demain672,617/
Domann671,969/
Damoun671,469/
Domain671,331/
Daymon671,157/
Damone671,070/
Demann67898/
Dosman67806/
Damond67704/
Douman67686/
Deiman67533/
Domane67449/
Dooman67297/
Deyman67283/
Dammon67251/
Demean67237/
Demman67222/
Damoon67217/
Damont67211/
Deamon67207/
Damong67194/
Domanh67191/
Deeman67155/
Doeman67151/
Deuman67105/
Doğman67102/
Domhan6794/
Daemon6791/
Doyman6769/
Daumon6766/
Dasmon6763/
Dotman6749/
Damoin6747/
Damaim6739/
Domman6737/
Domang6736/
Dhamasing6734/
Domant6733/
Dojman6733/
Dhamam6728/
Domand6723/
Dohmon6718/
Doiman6715/
Daamon6713/
Dhamon6712/
Demhan6711/
Domgan6711/
Daimam6710/
Démann679/
Damaam677/
Daymanova676/
Domean676/
Damuon676/
Dahmom676/
Dămean675/
Damein674/
Daimanova674/
Dameam674/
Domayn673/
Damasingh673/
Duoman673/
Damohn672/
Demaan672/
Demahn672/
Damgon672/
Domaun672/
Domaan672/
Dasmahant671/
Damaum671/
Damaynova671/
Dahammond671/
Damonn671/
Damoyn671/
Datmon671/
Daumanova671/
Daymam671/
D'Heimann671/
Dhemon671/
Dehmon671/
Damassing671/
Damaching671/
Dãmean671/
Dämean671/
Demaun671/
Demanh671/
Daïmon671/
Daumam671/
Deithmann670/
Damham670/

Dahman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahman in the Hindi language
दहमानdahamana-
Dahman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺣﻤﺎﻥdhman96.3
ﻃﻬﻤﺎﻥthman2.47
ﺿﻬﻤﺎﻥdhman1.23
Dahman in the Arabic language
دهمانdhman-

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