Damina Surname
Approximately 7,978 people bear this surname
Damina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,532 | 1:23,519 | 2,067 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Burkina Faso | 30 | 1:611,737 | 7,703 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Dāmiņa (1) are calculated separately.
Damina (4,591) may also be a first name.
Damina Demographics
Damina Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Damina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Damina (Hindi: डामीना, Marathi: दामीना, Oriya: ଡମିନା, Russian: Дамина) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dāmiņa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Damina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 62,864th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 913,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Damina reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,346th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 4,591 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,532 people, or 1 in 23,519. In Nigeria Damina is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 24 percent reside, Bauchi, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 16 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Damina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Damina has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Damina surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Damina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (58%) in Nigeria.
Damina earn a lot more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 47.1% more than the national average, earning $33,396,000 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damina in the Hindi language | ||
| डामीना | damina | 64.29 |
| दामिना | damina | 14.29 |
| दामीना | damina | 14.29 |
| दमीना | damina | 7.14 |
| Damina in the Marathi language | ||
| दामीना | damina | 51.85 |
| दािमना | daimana | 37.04 |
| दमीना | damina | 7.41 |
| दािजबा | daijaba | 3.7 |
| Damina in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମିନା | damina | 50 |
| ଡମିନାାଇଁ | daminaa'im | 16.67 |
| ଜାମିନା | jamina | 16.67 |
| ଦମିନା | damina | 16.67 |
| Damina in the Russian language | ||
| Дамина | damina | - |
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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 Damina
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