Damdam Surname

163,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Damdam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,7791:11,6751,574
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Turkey2601:299,31319,615
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
India181:42,614,743461,117
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Damdam (7,468) may also be a first name.

Damdam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damdam (Bengali: দমদম, Hindi: डमडम, Russian: Дамдам) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Damdam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damdam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damdam is the 163,117th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,735,565 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Damdam reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 74,388th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 7,468 people.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,779 people, or 1 in 11,675. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 76 percent are found, North Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.

Damdam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (71%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damdame9271/
Daamdam921/
Deamdam921/
Daimdaim861/
Demdam831,442/
Damdan8321/
Damdom833/
Dhamdhame802/
Damdang7754/
Damdoum7721/
Dandaim7710/
Dandham773/
Doumdam772/
Damdain771/
Damdoom771/
Damdome771/
Damdeang719/
Damdaung713/
Dahamdan711/
Damdhane711/
Damdoume711/
Dandan6711,845/
Domdom673,938/
Damdon6722/
Demdom671/

Damdam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damdam in the Bengali language
দমদমdamadama-
Damdam in the Hindi language
डमडमdamadama57.14
दमदमdamadama42.86
Damdam in the Russian language
Дамдамdamdam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Damdam
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