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Where Does The Last Name Dama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name 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/territory. It can appear as a variant: Dáma. Click here for other possible spellings of Dama.

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

This surname is the 7,982^nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Dama reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 21 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,835^th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 45,958 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 15,170 people, or 1 in 50,565. In India Dama is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 51 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Besides India it exists 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 occurrence of Dama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dama last name expanded 2,285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dama surname 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 US average, with 88.57% registered to vote for the political 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.