Dama Surname
Approximately 71,103 people bear this surname
Dama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15,170 | 1:50,565 | 3,478 |
| Burkina Faso | 7,382 | 1:2,486 | 339 |
| Mali | 6,260 | 1:2,711 | 221 |
| Indonesia | 6,222 | 1:21,255 | 2,576 |
| Madagascar | 5,045 | 1:4,688 | 965 |
| Kenya | 4,509 | 1:10,242 | 1,304 |
| Cameroon | 4,416 | 1:4,703 | 570 |
| Nigeria | 2,580 | 1:68,660 | 4,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,475 | 1:3,294 | 157 |
| Malawi | 1,830 | 1:9,355 | 1,452 |
| Chad | 1,829 | 1:7,431 | 1,045 |
| South Africa | 1,400 | 1:38,698 | 4,982 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Benin | 1,171 | 1:8,826 | 1,222 |
| Brazil | 994 | 1:215,367 | 8,302 |
| Turkey | 981 | 1:79,329 | 7,245 |
| DR Congo | 677 | 1:109,128 | 12,069 |
| Ivory Coast | 671 | 1:34,383 | 2,282 |
| Thailand | 543 | 1:130,089 | 19,796 |
| Italy | 522 | 1:117,158 | 19,380 |
| Algeria | 518 | 1:74,578 | 11,918 |
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| Mauritania | 380 | 1:10,776 | 1,102 |
| Uganda | 331 | 1:117,943 | 11,292 |
| Albania | 326 | 1:8,939 | 1,696 |
| Philippines | 318 | 1:318,359 | 44,295 |
| Liberia | 271 | 1:16,268 | 1,692 |
| Niger | 254 | 1:75,559 | 3,335 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Iran | 198 | 1:387,791 | 25,106 |
| Argentina | 163 | 1:262,230 | 21,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 127 | 1:121,561 | 16,372 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Congo | 78 | 1:63,963 | 5,656 |
| Cambodia | 77 | 1:201,132 | 3,040 |
| Venezuela | 74 | 1:408,163 | 8,379 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Pakistan | 66 | 1:2,706,726 | 22,920 |
| Taiwan | 62 | 1:378,141 | 2,960 |
| Lesotho | 60 | 1:33,876 | 6,160 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| United Arab Emirates | 55 | 1:166,587 | 12,493 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Romania | 29 | 1:692,340 | 47,921 |
| Nepal | 24 | 1:1,186,706 | 6,523 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Guinea | 18 | 1:657,434 | 1,249 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | 1:145,007 | 19,402 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Dáma (1) are calculated separately.
Dama (45,958) may also be a first name.
Dama Demographics
Dama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dama (Arabic: ضما, Bengali: দামা, Georgian: დამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻡ, Hindi: दामा, Marathi: दामा, Oriya: ଡମା, Tibetan: དཱ་མ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Dáma. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dama is the 7,982nd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Dama live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 21 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,835th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 45,958 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 15,170 people, or 1 in 50,565. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 51 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Outside of India Dama occurs in 110 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 10 percent are found and Mali, where 9 percent are found.
Dama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dama has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dama last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Dama last name are 35.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.57% registered with the party.
The amount Dama earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 33.46% less than the national average, earning €19,983 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.06% less than the national average, earning R 151,956 per year; in United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,842 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dama in the Georgian language | ||
| დამა | dama | - |
| Dama in the Marathi language | ||
| दामा | dama | 96.76 |
| दमा | dama | 1.96 |
| डामा | dama | 0.76 |
| दम | dama | 0.27 |
| दाम | dama | 0.07 |
| डमा | dama | 0.05 |
| दामां | damam | 0.01 |
| Dama in the Hindi language | ||
| दामा | dama | 63.11 |
| दमा | dama | 32.78 |
| डामा | dama | 2.38 |
| डमा | dama | 1.43 |
| ड़ामा | rama | 0.06 |
| धामा | dhama | 0.06 |
| Dama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻡ | dam | 56.69 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﻪ | damh | 22.93 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺎ | dama | 16.56 |
| ﺩﻣﺎ | dma | 1.27 |
| ﺟﺎﻣﺎ | jama | 0.64 |
| ﺟﺎﻡ | jam | 0.64 |
| ﺍﺩﻡ | adm | 0.64 |
| Dama in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཱ་མ་ | dama | 50 |
| སྒྲོལ་མ། | drolma | 50 |
| Dama in the Bengali language | ||
| দামা | dama | 50 |
| দমা | dama | 50 |
| Dama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମା | dama | 34.47 |
| ଦାମ | dama | 32.57 |
| ଦାମା | dama | 22.68 |
| ଡମ | dama | 5 |
| ଦମା | dama | 1.8 |
| ଡ଼ମା | rama | 0.6 |
| ଦମ | dama | 0.5 |
| ଡାମା | dama | 0.3 |
| ବାମ | bama | 0.2 |
| ଦାସ | dasa | 0.1 |
| ଦାଶ | dasa | 0.1 |
| Dama in the Arabic language | ||
| ضما | dma | - |
| ضمي | dmy | - |
| دامع | dam | - |
| داما | dama | - |
| دما | dma | - |
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Footnotes
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- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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