Damanya Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Damanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Damanya (545) may also be a first name.

Damanya Last Name Facts

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

Damanya (Marathi: दमण्या) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Damanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Damanya is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Damanya live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Damanya is also the 360,901st most widespread first name globally It is held by 545 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Other than The DR Congo Damanya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Damanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damanya in the Marathi language
दमण्याdamanya87.77
दमन्याdaman'ya8.16
दामण्याdamanya2.04
दामन्याdaman'ya0.29
दमाण्याdamanya0.19
बामन्याbaman'ya0.19
दमान्याdaman'ya0.19
मांग्याmangya0.1
बामण्याbamanya0.1
दमान्यdaman'ya0.1
दामाण्याdamanya0.1

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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 Damanya
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