Damara Surname
Approximately 4,103 people bear this surname
Damara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,219 | 1:41,084 | 4,730 |
| India | 554 | 1:1,384,595 | 53,401 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Senegal | 20 | 1:728,967 | 2,654 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Damara (3,000) may also be a first name.
Damara Demographics
Damara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Damara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Damara (Hindi: डामरा, Marathi: डामरा, Oriya: ଡମରା) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Damara? popularity and diffusion
Damara is the 112,834th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,776,151 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Damara reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Damara is also the 132,153rd most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 3,000 people.
The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,219 people, or 1 in 41,084. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 29 percent reside, East Java, where 14 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Damara occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Damara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Damara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damara surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Damara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Damara last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Damara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.85% less than the national average, earning R 93,024 per year and in United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damara in the Hindi language | ||
| डामरा | damara | 97.49 |
| डमरा | damara | 2.01 |
| दमरा | damara | 0.5 |
| Damara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମରା | damara | 81.25 |
| ଡାମାରା | damara | 12.5 |
| ଡାମରା | damara | 3.13 |
| ଦାମାରା | damara | 3.13 |
| Damara in the Marathi language | ||
| डामरा | damara | 53.85 |
| दामरा | damara | 38.46 |
| दमारा | damara | 7.69 |
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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 Damara
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