Dameya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dameya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dameya (9) may also be a first name.
Dameya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dameya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dameya (Marathi: दामेया, Oriya: ଦାେମୟା) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dameya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dameya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dameya live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dameya is also the 3,941,740th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent live and Odisha, where 50 percent live. Excluding India Dameya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dameya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dameya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାେମୟା | daemaya | 66.67 |
| ଡେମୟା | demaya | 33.33 |
| Dameya in the Marathi language | ||
| दामेया | dameya | 66.67 |
| दमेय | dameya | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Dameya
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