Dambam Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dambam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
England71:7,959,723202,100
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dambam (118) may also be a first name.

Dambam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dambam occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dambam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dambam is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Dambam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Dambam reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dambam is also the 859,937th most common first name globally, held by 118 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Dambam is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 91 percent reside, Borno, where 2 percent reside and Kano, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambame921/
Dahambam861/
Damban83444/
Damwam832/
Dembam832/
Damuam831/
Dambom831/
Dambaan7764/
Dambean7756/
Dambang7734/
Damband7719/
Dambain7710/
Dambane777/
Dambank774/
Damboum773/
Dahmban772/
Dhamban771/
Dambant771/
Danbaum770/
Dahamban71270/
Dasimban712/
Dambon67338/
Damboń67180/
Damvan67138/
Datimbang6764/
Danwam677/
Danban676/
Dãmban671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dambam
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