Damia Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Damia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3351:229,20217,782
Spain2911:160,66011,663
Indonesia2661:497,17740,699
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Italy1711:357,64142,036
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
France291:2,290,439180,028
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Damiá (17) & Damià (8) are calculated separately.

Damia (18,584) may also be a first name.

Damia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damia (Arabic: داميا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻣﻴﻪ, Oriya: ଦାମିଆ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be found in the variant forms: Damiá or Damià. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,170th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,304,516 people. The surname Damia occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Damia are found; 27 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 20 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 39,932nd most frequent forename in the world, held by 18,584 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 229,202. In Iran Damia is most numerous in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 37 percent live, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 16 percent live and Fars Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Damia exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Damia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Damia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Damia last name rose 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Damia last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Damia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning €24,053 per year and in United States they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $52,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damiá9317/
Damià938/
Damias91411/
Damiah91127/
Daimia9197/
Dhamia9148/
Damiap9147/
Damiat9145/
Damija9126/
Daymia9113/
Damiad915/
Dahmia912/
Damiõa912/
Dasmia912/
Damgia911/
Dammia911/
D'Amia911/
Damiaa911/
Dhamija836,362/
Dhaumia8315/
Damayia832/
Dasmiat832/
Damaiya832/
Damogia831/
Dhamjia831/
Dasmija831/
Dammiah831/
Damihay831/
Demia80379/
Domia80213/
Damea80193/
Damio8058/
Damya8055/
Damja8018/
Dhamijay7713/
Tdamoiya774/
Dhammija774/
Dhamujia771/
Dhamijah771/
Damião7334,073/
Doumia73241/
Damijo73220/
Damiot73195/
Dameao73141/
Domiah7317/
Ddamio739/
Damyat738/
Demmia736/
Dameau736/
Demiah735/
Damios735/
Damyaa734/
Dammea733/
Dasmya733/
Dameay732/
Dhamya732/
Damieo732/
Damjad732/
Domija732/
Domiaj731/
Domias731/
Dahmya731/
Damyaz731/
Dhamja731/
Duomia731/
Demiha731/
Daymio731/
Domiha731/
Dhamio731/
D'Amio731/
Damioe731/
Deamea731/
Damjah731/
Domgia731/
Domhia731/
Domiat731/
Doumias6734/
Demoyia6734/
Dhaumya6721/
Damagio679/
Damiães674/
Domiash672/
Daimeha672/
Dhamjai672/
Doumhia671/
Doumiah671/
Daymeah671/
Demaiya671/
Damehat671/
Damayya671/

Damia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻣﻴﻪaldamyh-
Damia in the Oriya language
ଦାମିଆdami'a85.71
ଦମିଆdami'a7.14
ଦାମୀଆdami'a1.19
ଡମିଆdami'a1.19
ଦାମିୟାdamiya1.19
Damia in the Arabic language
دامياdamya-

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