Damama Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Niger

Damama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
India141:54,790,384527,769
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Damama (53) may also be a first name.

Damama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Damama Come From? nationality or country of origin

Damama (Hindi: दाममा, Marathi: दाममा, Oriya: ଡମାମା) is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Damama.

How Common Is The Last Name Damama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Damama is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Damama live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Damama is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 53 people.

Damama is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Damama is most common in: Western Cape, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside and Free State, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Damama Last Name Statistics demography

Damama earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.27% less than the national average, earning R 175,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Damama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damama in the Hindi language
दाममाdamama-
Damama in the Marathi language
दाममाdamama-
Damama in the Oriya language
ଡମାମାdamama66.67
ଦାମାମାdamama33.33

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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
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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 Damama
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