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 last name Dameya (Marathi: दामेया, Oriya: ଦାେମୟା) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dameya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dameya is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dameya reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 9 people.
This surname is most widely held 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. Barring India Dameya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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