Dame Surname

30,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Dame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9791:72,7988,407
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
Indonesia1,2011:110,11611,249
Canada7951:46,3475,689
Nigeria7181:246,71714,287
Niger6981:27,4961,586
Togo6301:11,5042,968
France5881:112,96416,927
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Mali4521:37,5421,092
Papua New Guinea4261:19,1401,957
Brazil3481:615,15622,898
Mauritania3271:12,5231,214
India3251:2,360,20176,760
Netherlands3141:53,7819,233
Belgium2291:50,2048,179
Kenya2061:224,17415,814
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Germany1611:500,03442,738
Cameroon1341:154,99316,949
Burkina Faso1051:174,7824,105
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
England681:819,38343,863
Ivory Coast641:360,48812,777
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Latvia311:66,1319,862
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Haiti231:464,51810,761
Nauru231:516148
Norway221:233,74025,571
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Israel151:570,50941,023
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Albania111:264,91415,006
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0231:49,0905,590

The alternate forms: Damé (43) & Dāme (2) are calculated separately.

Dame (59,059) may also be a first name.

Dame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dame (Arabic: ديماء, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻡ, Hindi: दामे, Marathi: दमे, Oriya: ଡେମ, Russian: Дамье, Tibetan: སྒྲ་མེ་) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as: Damé or Dāme. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dame? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dame is the 30,883rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 421,489 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Dame reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dame is also the 16,060th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 59,059 people.

Dame is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,979 people, or 1 in 72,798. In The United States Dame is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Dame occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Dame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dame has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dame surname increased 487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dame last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dame are 7.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dame earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning 356,408 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.63% less than the national average, earning R 50,772 per year; in United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $46,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damé9243/
Dāme922/
Dames898,968/
Damer894,225/
Dhame892,878/
Damey892,834/
Damie892,525/
Damme892,293/
Dameh891,650/
Daime891,546/
Daume891,139/
Dahme89743/
Damej89641/
Damez89631/
Damet89566/
Damge89447/
Damei89241/
Damea89193/
Dayme8976/
Damee8973/
Deame8957/
Damed8953/
Dasme8947/
Damée8936/
Tdame8921/
Daame8911/
Dameu898/
Daïme897/
Daeme895/
D'Ame894/
Damje892/
Dameá892/
Damșe892/
Dameß891/
Dgame891/
Dam86129,047/
Dammer802,989/
Deamer801,992/
Dajome801,350/
Daumer80617/
Dammeh80595/
Daimer80492/
Daames80448/
Damieh80441/
Dameer80426/
Dayame80422/
Dhamer80383/
Daimei80334/
Dehame80298/
Daumet80245/
Dahmes80216/
Dahame80208/
Daymeh80183/
Dammes80152/
Dhames80150/
Dametz80150/
Dammie80107/
Dammee80107/
Damech8083/
Dameed8077/
Daimee8069/
Diyame8063/
Daimez8063/
Damhet8052/
Dhamey8049/
Dhamee8048/
Dejame8048/
Dayime8039/
Deamie8037/
Damesh8034/
Deames8028/
Daumes8028/
Dhamme8025/
Dasmer8024/
Dayeme8023/
Daymer8021/
Dajime8021/
Dammed8018/
Daymie8014/
Daemme8014/
Daimeh8013/
Dhamej8012/
Dhamed8012/
Daamer8011/
Daimes8011/
Dahmie8011/
Deaume8010/
Damher8010/
Damees809/
Daumie809/
Dhamge808/
Dajmer807/
Daumei807/
Dhamet806/
Deamee806/
Dammet806/
Damess805/
Deameh805/
Damejh804/
Dameis803/
Damets803/
Dhamie803/
Hdamme803/
Dojame803/
Da'mes803/
Dammea803/
Daameh802/
Daamey802/
Daisme802/
Dajume802/
Daimet802/
Daimey802/
Dhamei801/
Daayme801/
Dasmet801/
Duyame801/
Deamea801/
Daimie801/
Daumeh801/
Dasmez801/
Ddhame801/
Deamez801/
Daymes801/
Dayome801/
Dahmet801/
Daimée801/
Daiyme801/
Dameet801/
Dameit801/
Damerh801/
Damest801/
Dammey801/
D'Ames801/
Doyame801/
Dujame801/
Daimed801/
Datmee801/
Damead801/
Dameas800/
Datmer800/
Daymey800/
Daumme800/
Damett800/
Deme7588,572/
Dama7571,103/
Damm7517,513/
Dome7517,440/
Daum7516,158/
Dahm7512,887/
Dami7512,764/
Daim7510,060/
Dham755,020/
Damy754,821/
Dime754,215/
Damj751,841/
Deam751,243/
Döme751,192/
Daam751,157/
Dôme7542/
Dème7537/
Ddam7529/
Dasm7528/
Daym7516/
Damh7516/
Déme7514/
Daïm7512/
Damø7510/
Damd759/
Hdam754/
Datm754/
Daám754/
Dgam752/
Daîm752/
Tdam752/
D'Am751/
Dajm751/
Damì751/
Damt751/
Diyamet73296/
Daimech73211/
Dehamer73206/
Dajomes73103/
Dajomez7321/
Dejamme7319/
D'Hamer7318/
Dasmesh7313/
Dahmmer7312/
Dhamesh7311/
Dhammeh7311/
Deamehr7311/
Dehamme7311/
Dhamech738/
Dhamejh737/
Dameesh733/
Dammett732/
Dayemes732/
Dhameer732/
Dattmer732/
Dasmeer732/
Damesch732/
Dhammed732/
Dahmesh732/
Daimeha732/
Dhamett731/
Dametch731/
Dahaime731/
Daheeme731/
Dahmett731/
Dehamed731/
Dauemer731/
Deaumer731/
Daymeah731/
Daamech731/
Dajmieh731/
Dahamer731/
Daummer731/
Dasmehr731/
Dayomeh731/
Dahamee731/
Dahamey731/
Dahmead731/
Dammher731/
Dammieh731/
Daahmed731/
D'Ahmed731/
Dieyame731/
Dhaymer731/
Dajumei731/
Dahhmer731/
Daamesh731/
Dhammee731/
Deamead730/
Dehames730/
Dameitt730/
Dejamet730/
Dahames730/
Damai67190,321/
Dhami67129,309/
Daham6743,904/
Damgi6743,811/
Dieme6743,446/
Damaj678,151/
Damit678,001/
Daaim677,504/
Dhama677,431/
Damma676,088/
Demie675,914/
Daima674,954/
Demey674,282/
Daemi673,769/
Dhamt673,082/
Damis672,971/
Domer672,951/
Domes672,607/
Dayma672,502/
Dahmi671,990/
Domey671,635/
Daimi671,626/
Damid671,487/
Damay671,431/
Demme671,203/
Domie67984/
Dömer67872/
Domee67845/
Damoi67836/
Domeh67819/
Dhome67808/
Dammi67783/
Dhaim67760/
Doume67731/
Domme67688/
Dasmi67679/
Dheme67491/
Daama67438/
Dhamd67423/
Dauma67406/
Damiš67391/
Domet67388/
Dimey67352/
Dohme67351/
Deyme67333/
Damoy67315/
Damoa67315/
Demeu67290/
Damih67269/
Daami67235/
Damaa67231/
Demeh67223/
Demea67221/
Dhime67189/
Dammy67181/
Doome67178/
Daumy67173/
Dahum67151/
Duyme67151/
Demee67141/
Dahmy67126/
Domej67119/
Demei67116/
Dueme67116/
Daumi67102/
Damiy67102/
Dejammes6798/
Dahmm6793/
Deahm6792/
Damui6785/
Damha6781/
Damyi6779/
Damuy6779/
Deime6776/
Döğme6764/
Domed6762/
Domei6761/
Damio6758/
Deeme6758/
Dimme6756/
Damys6749/
Dimei6744/
Demhe6743/
Domez6737/
Doeme6737/
Damșa6737/
Damyo6736/
Daymi6730/
Deama6729/
Dömet6728/
Domea6726/
D'Ham6722/
Deami6722/
Dimea6721/
Dhamm6718/
Daimé6718/
Damij6717/
Dosme6717/
Damii6717/
Dömez6716/
Dasmy6715/
Domeu6713/
Damiz6712/
Daïma6712/
Diyamett6711/
Dehme6711/
Dhamy6711/
Doime6711/
Duome6710/
Daemy6710/
Dejammet6710/
Daimy679/
Dajma679/
Daimh677/
Ddeme677/
Dyeme676/
Duime676/
Dammé676/
Hdahamed676/
Datmi675/
Damiş675/
Damdh675/
Doyme674/
Dhaym674/
Dahmeesh674/
Dattm673/
Dejamett673/
Dhaam673/
Damoj673/
Datmy673/
Gydam673/
Dgaim673/
Dimee673/
Dejme673/
Daumé673/
Ddama673/
D'Ami672/
Dahmé672/
Dámer672/
Domeš672/
Da'am672/
Dhaimech672/
Damyy671/
Dhaum671/
Domhe671/
Dhamaaye671/
Dhameesh671/
Dhameher671/
Dhdam671/
Damhi671/
Daahamed671/
Daamm671/
Daamy671/
Daatm671/
Daihm671/
Dajmy671/
Dammaaye671/
Dehammer671/
Deamy671/
Deattmer671/
Daumd671/
Daymy671/
Ddgam671/
Ddham671/
Dasmd671/
Dâami671/
Domje671/
Daumeová671/
Ddome671/
Daimè671/
Damiś671/
Damès671/
Döhme671/
Düyme671/
Dủham671/
Demeň671/
Deume671/
Değme671/
Dgami671/
Dhahm671/
Dhôme671/
Dayhimie671/
Damth671/
Damés671/
Daamd671/
Uandameh671/
Dajmt671/
Deaum671/
Dhham671/
Dheam671/
Dhamj671/
Dammm671/
Hdami671/
Hddam671/
Dauhm670/
Dajamett670/
Daumm670/

Dame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dame in the Tibetan language
སྒྲ་མེ་dramé-
Dame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻡdam84.86
ﺩﺍﻣﻪdamh10.81
ﺍﺩﻡadm0.54
ﺍﺩﺍﻣﻪadamh0.54
ﺩﺍﻣﺎdama0.54
Dame in the Marathi language
दमेdame75.18
दामेdame21.22
ढमेdhame1.44
डामेdame1.44
डमेdame0.72
Dame in the Hindi language
दामेdame54.55
दमेdame45.45
Dame in the Oriya language
ଡେମdema51.16
ଦାେମdaema29.46
ଦେମdema17.83
ଡାେମdaema1.55
Dame in the Russian language
Дамьеdame-
Dame in the Arabic language
ديماءdyma-
دماءdma-

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