Damaya Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Damaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Damaya (217) may also be a first name.
Damaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damaya (Bengali: দময়া, Hindi: दमाया, Marathi: दामया, Oriya: ଡମାୟ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Damaya is the 727,600th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname Damaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Damaya live; 34 percent live in Central Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 217 people.
Damaya is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Excluding The DR Congo Damaya occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damaya in the Marathi language | ||
| दामया | damaya | 70.59 |
| दमया | damaya | 23.53 |
| दमन्या | daman'ya | 1.96 |
| दमण्या | damanya | 1.96 |
| डमन्या | daman'ya | 1.96 |
| Damaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମାୟ | damaya | 70 |
| ଡମୟ | damaya | 6.67 |
| ଦାମାୟା | damaya | 3.33 |
| ଡମାୟା | damaya | 3.33 |
| ଦାମାୟ | damaya | 3.33 |
| ଦମୟା | damaya | 3.33 |
| ଡମାଯ଼ | damaya | 3.33 |
| ଡମୟା | damaya | 3.33 |
| ଡମାଏ | dama'e | 3.33 |
| Damaya in the Bengali language | ||
| দময়া | damaya | 50 |
| দামায়া | damaya | 50 |
| Damaya in the Hindi language | ||
| दमाया | damaya | 50 |
| डामाया | damaya | 50 |
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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 Damaya
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