Dahman Surname
Approximately 14,925 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDahman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 5,849 | 1:4,518 | 662 |
| Morocco | 2,760 | 1:12,491 | 1,808 |
| Algeria | 953 | 1:40,537 | 7,254 |
| Egypt | 946 | 1:97,184 | 8,316 |
| Indonesia | 719 | 1:183,935 | 17,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Palestine | 563 | 1:8,080 | 1,696 |
| United States | 511 | 1:709,313 | 55,985 |
| France | 378 | 1:175,721 | 27,351 |
| Spain | 313 | 1:149,368 | 11,052 |
| Mauritania | 276 | 1:14,836 | 1,400 |
| Lebanon | 171 | 1:32,965 | 3,286 |
| Jordan | 143 | 1:61,835 | 5,606 |
| Syria | 99 | 1:194,960 | 3,981 |
| Tunisia | 94 | 1:6,496 | 1,067 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
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.
- sdahDahmani is derived from the Algerian word, yedham, which means 'to collide' or to 'forcefully enter'.
- abderrahmane_dahmaniDahman Demographics
Average Dahman Salary in
United States
$44,436 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Dahman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahman in the Hindi language | ||
| दहमान | dahamana | - |
| Dahman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺣﻤﺎﻥ | dhman | 96.3 |
| ﻃﻬﻤﺎﻥ | thman | 2.47 |
| ﺿﻬﻤﺎﻥ | dhman | 1.23 |
| Dahman in the Arabic language | ||
| دهمان | dhman | - |
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