View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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 more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Dáma. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Dama is the 7,982^nd most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 102,493 people. Dama is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Dama are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 21 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,835^th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 45,958 people.

The surname Dama is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 15,170 people, or 1 in 50,565. In India Dama is most common in: Gujarat, where 51 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India Dama is found in 110 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dama last name grew 2,285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dama last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Dama last name are 35.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.57% being registered to vote for 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.