Damay Surname
Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname
Damay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,047 | 1:63,441 | 8,691 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
Damay (608) may also be a first name.
Damay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damay (Bengali: দময়, Marathi: दमय, Oriya: ଡମାୟ, Tibetan: ད་མེ་) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Damay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damay? popularity and diffusion
Damay is the 272,070th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. Damay is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Damay are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 338,872nd most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 608 people.
It is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 63,441. In France Damay is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 60 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ད་མེ་ | damé | - |
| Damay in the Bengali language | ||
| দময় | damaya | - |
| Damay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମାୟ | damaya | 91.4 |
| ଡ଼ମାୟ | ramaya | 3.23 |
| ଡମାଏ | dama'e | 2.15 |
| ଦମୟ | damaya | 1.08 |
| ଦମାୟ | damaya | 1.08 |
| Damay in the Marathi language | ||
| दमय | damaya | 90 |
| डेमाय | demaya | 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 Damay
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