Daman Surname
Approximately 22,172 people bear this surname
Daman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,048 | 1:3,636 | 450 |
| Iran | 3,469 | 1:22,134 | 2,803 |
| Iraq | 2,898 | 1:12,085 | 884 |
| Indonesia | 2,045 | 1:64,670 | 7,031 |
| India | 976 | 1:785,928 | 35,403 |
| United States | 948 | 1:382,341 | 33,740 |
| Syria | 897 | 1:21,517 | 1,534 |
| Lebanon | 876 | 1:6,435 | 1,074 |
| Afghanistan | 833 | 1:38,599 | 1,494 |
| Guinea | 712 | 1:16,621 | 417 |
| Nigeria | 467 | 1:379,321 | 20,165 |
| Yemen | 352 | 1:75,072 | 5,132 |
| Belgium | 324 | 1:35,483 | 5,784 |
| Philippines | 317 | 1:319,363 | 44,398 |
| Palestine | 224 | 1:20,307 | 3,214 |
| Botswana | 210 | 1:10,414 | 1,941 |
| Benin | 191 | 1:54,113 | 6,772 |
| Netherlands | 163 | 1:103,602 | 16,760 |
| Thailand | 136 | 1:519,400 | 90,176 |
| Ivory Coast | 136 | 1:169,641 | 7,646 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Pakistan | 111 | 1:1,609,404 | 16,985 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| Malaysia | 88 | 1:335,162 | 17,995 |
| Jordan | 88 | 1:100,482 | 7,087 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 316 | 1:158,920 | 14,556 |
The alternate forms: Damań (1) & Däman (1) are calculated separately.
Daman (46,072) may also be a first name.
Daman Demographics
Average Male Daman Height
177.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Daman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Daman (Arabic: دامان, Bengali: দমন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺎﻥ, Hindi: दमन, Marathi: दमन, Oriya: ଡମାନ, Russian: Даман, Tibetan: ད་མན་) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Damań or Däman. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Daman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Daman is the 24,390th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 328,682 people. Daman is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Daman live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Daman is also the 19,791st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 46,072 people.
The last name Daman is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 5,048 people, or 1 in 3,636. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 95 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent are found and Iraq, where 13 percent are found.
Daman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Daman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Daman last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 259 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Daman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Daman last name are 8.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Daman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.44% less than the national average, earning R 110,652 per year; in United States they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $44,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $54,760 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Daman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Daman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻣﺎﻥ | dman | - |
| Daman in the Hindi language | ||
| दमन | damana | 90.79 |
| दामन | damana | 2.3 |
| दामणा | damana | 1.53 |
| दामां | damam | 1.28 |
| दमान | damana | 1.02 |
| दमण | damana | 0.77 |
| दमां | damam | 0.64 |
| डामन | damana | 0.51 |
| डमन | damana | 0.26 |
| दामना | damana | 0.26 |
| डामान | damana | 0.26 |
| दमना | damana | 0.13 |
| Daman in the Bengali language | ||
| দমন | damana | 77.78 |
| দামান | damana | 11.11 |
| দমনজয় | damanajaya | 5.56 |
| দমনকৃষ্ণ | damanakrsna | 5.56 |
| Daman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ད་མན་ | damen | 66.67 |
| ད་མཱན་ | damen | 33.33 |
| Daman in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମାନ | damana | 53.11 |
| ଡମନ | damana | 34.1 |
| ଦମନ | damana | 2.75 |
| ଦମାନ | damana | 2.75 |
| ଡାମନ | damana | 1.38 |
| ଦାମନ | damana | 1.25 |
| ଡମାନ୍ | daman | 0.92 |
| ଡମଣ | damana | 0.85 |
| ଡ଼ମନ | ramana | 0.79 |
| ଡ଼ମାନ | ramana | 0.39 |
| ଡମନ୍ | daman | 0.33 |
| ଡାମାନ | damana | 0.13 |
| ଡାମଣ | damana | 0.13 |
| ଦାମାନ | damana | 0.13 |
| ଦାମଣ | damana | 0.07 |
| ମହ | maha | 0.07 |
| ଦାମ | dama | 0.07 |
| ଡମାଣ | damana | 0.07 |
| ଡେମନ | demana | 0.07 |
| ଡମୀନ | damina | 0.07 |
| ଦମାନ୍ | daman | 0.07 |
| ଡୁମାନ | dumana | 0.07 |
| ଦାମନ୍ | daman | 0.07 |
| ଜମନ | jamana | 0.07 |
| Daman in the Marathi language | ||
| दमन | damana | 46.15 |
| दामन | damana | 19 |
| दमण | damana | 17.65 |
| डामन | damana | 4.98 |
| डमन | damana | 2.71 |
| दमया | damaya | 1.81 |
| दामण | damana | 1.36 |
| मण | mana | 0.9 |
| दामान | damana | 0.9 |
| वामन | vamana | 0.9 |
| दामाण | damana | 0.9 |
| दामाजी | damaji | 0.45 |
| डमञ | damana | 0.45 |
| दामु | damu | 0.45 |
| दमान | damana | 0.45 |
| मान | mana | 0.45 |
| Daman in the Russian language | ||
| Даман | daman | - |
| Daman in the Arabic language | ||
| دامان | daman | - |
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Footnotes
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