Damma Surname
Approximately 6,088 people bear this surname
Damma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,177 | 1:241,443 | 14,089 |
| Nigeria | 967 | 1:183,188 | 11,190 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Indonesia | 368 | 1:359,373 | 31,002 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Niger | 105 | 1:182,781 | 6,371 |
| Algeria | 71 | 1:544,106 | 38,132 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Damma (4,010) may also be a first name.
Damma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻣﻪ, Hindi: दम्मा, Marathi: दमा, Russian: Дамма, Tibetan: དམ་མ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Damma? popularity and diffusion
Damma is the 80,064th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,197,034 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Damma live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,254th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 4,010 people.
The surname Damma is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 3,177 people, or 1 in 241,443. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 35 percent reside, Telangana, where 33 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Chad, where 14 percent reside.
Damma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Damma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Damma last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damma in the Tibetan language | ||
| དམ་མ་ | damma | - |
| Damma in the Marathi language | ||
| दमा | dama | - |
| Damma in the Hindi language | ||
| दम्मा | dam'ma | 86.61 |
| डम्मा | dam'ma | 12.6 |
| Damma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻣﻪ | damh | 33.33 |
| ﺩﺍﻡ | dam | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻣﺎ | aldma | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻣﻪ | aldamh | 16.67 |
| Damma in the Russian language | ||
| Дамма | damma | - |
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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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- 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 Damma
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