Damai Surname
Approximately 190,321 people bear this surname
Damai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 184,694 | 1:154 | 31 |
| India | 2,865 | 1:267,737 | 15,331 |
| Indonesia | 1,084 | 1:122,001 | 12,302 |
| Qatar | 431 | 1:5,471 | 573 |
| Cameroon | 301 | 1:69,000 | 8,680 |
| Malaysia | 270 | 1:109,238 | 7,347 |
| Papua New Guinea | 197 | 1:41,389 | 5,043 |
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Niger | 110 | 1:174,473 | 6,193 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Bhutan | 42 | 1:14,668 | 421 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Damai (12,037) may also be a first name.
Damai Demographics
Average Damai Salary in
United States
$69,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Damai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damai (Bengali: দামাই, Hindi: दमाई, Marathi: दमाई, Oriya: ଡମାଇ, Tibetan: ད་མའི།) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Damai? popularity and diffusion
Damai is the 2,951st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,291 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Damai reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Damai is also the 54,032nd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 12,037 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 184,694 people, or 1 in 154. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Seti, where 17 percent are found, Bheri, where 14 percent are found and Rapti, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nepal this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Damai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Damai has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Damai surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Damai Last Name Statistics demography
Damai earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.72% more than the national average, earning $69,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damai in the Bengali language | ||
| দামাই | dama'i | - |
| Damai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମାଇ | dama'i | 91.97 |
| ଡମାଈ | dama'i | 1.92 |
| ଡମାଏ | dama'e | 1.86 |
| ଡ଼ମାଇ | rama'i | 1.56 |
| ଦମାଇ | dama'i | 0.84 |
| ଡମଇ | dama'i | 0.36 |
| ଦାମାଇ | dama'i | 0.3 |
| ଦମଇ | dama'i | 0.18 |
| ଡାମାଇ | dama'i | 0.12 |
| ଦନାଇ | dana'i | 0.12 |
| ତମାଲ | tamala | 0.06 |
| ଡମାୟ | damaya | 0.06 |
| ତମାଇ | tama'i | 0.06 |
| ଡମାି | damai | 0.06 |
| ଡେମଇ | dema'i | 0.06 |
| ଡମଣି | damani | 0.06 |
| ଡମଈ | dama'i | 0.06 |
| ଡମୁଣି | damuni | 0.06 |
| Damai in the Tibetan language | ||
| ད་མའི། | damé | 82.76 |
| དཱ་མའི། | damé | 17.24 |
| Damai in the Marathi language | ||
| दमाई | dama'i | 66.67 |
| दमई | dama'i | 15.48 |
| दामाई | dama'i | 10.32 |
| दमै | damai | 3.17 |
| दमानी | damani | 0.79 |
| दामई | dama'i | 0.79 |
| दमाइ | dama'i | 0.79 |
| दमाही | damahi | 0.79 |
| दमये | damaye | 0.79 |
| दमइ | dama'i | 0.4 |
| Damai in the Hindi language | ||
| दमाई | dama'i | 60 |
| दमई | dama'i | 30 |
| डामई | dama'i | 10 |
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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
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- 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 Damai
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