Damna Surname
Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname
Damna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 581 | 1:35,747 | 4,810 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Thailand | 337 | 1:209,609 | 34,945 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Nepal | 15 | 1:1,898,730 | 7,997 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Damna (1,612) may also be a first name.
Damna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damna (Arabic: ديمنا, Hindi: दमना, Oriya: ଡମନା) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 272,070th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Damna are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 192,433rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,612 people.
The surname Damna is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 35,747. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 78 percent reside, North Region, where 17 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡମନା | damana | 50 |
| ଡମନ | damana | 50 |
| Damna in the Hindi language | ||
| दमना | damana | 45.45 |
| दम्न | damna | 27.27 |
| डमना | damana | 9.09 |
| दामना | damana | 9.09 |
| डामना | damana | 9.09 |
| Damna in the Arabic language | ||
| ديمنا | dymna | - |
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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 Damna
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