Dahmar Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Dahmar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 702 | 1:55,031 | 9,362 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Dàhmàr (1) are calculated separately.
Dahmar (119) may also be a first name.
Dahmar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahmar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dahmar (Arabic: ذمر) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dàhmàr. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahmar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 434,913th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. Dahmar is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Dahmar live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 856,040th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 119 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 55,031. In Algeria Dahmar is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 41 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 31 percent live and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 28 percent live. Outside of Algeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
Dahmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dahmar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dahmar last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahmar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahmar in the Arabic language | ||
| ذمر | dhmr | - |
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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 Dahmar
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