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) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Dàhmàr. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahmar? popularity and diffusion
Dahmar is the 434,913th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Dahmar are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Mahgreb. Dahmar is also the 856,040th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 119 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 55,031. In Algeria Dahmar is primarily concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 41 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 31 percent live and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 28 percent live. Apart from Algeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs 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 surname declined 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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