Damei Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Damei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 83 | 1:1,540,293 | 24,672 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Damei (789) may also be a first name.
Damei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Damei (Oriya: ଡେମଇ) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Damei.
How Common Is The Last Name Damei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,041,601st most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Damei live; 37 percent live in East Asia and 34 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 291,751st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 789 people.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 1,540,293. In Japan Damei is most frequent in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 84 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 5 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Japan it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 15 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damei in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡେମଇ | dema'i | 97.45 |
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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 Damei
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