Damshah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Damshah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damshah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Damshah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damshah is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damshah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Damshah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Damshah live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Damshah is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most numerous in: Hormozgan Province, where 50 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 50 percent are found. Beside Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 40 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhamshah931/
Damsah92108/
Damsha924/
Damshad8630/
Damsa831,616/
Dahamsha80707/
Dhamshad801/
Damsahat801/
Damsai77130/
Damsaz7796/
Damsia7772/
Damcha7769/
Domsha7746/
Demsha7728/
Damsad779/
Damsat779/
Demsah777/
Damsap774/
Damssa773/
Daimsa772/
Damsaa772/
Damjah771/
Damsay771/
Dhamsa771/
Damsau771/
Dhamsahai7532/
Damsohowa751/
Damchaa71467/
Damchay7188/
Damsaaz7160/
Damchat7124/
Damsaat7116/
Damsach7112/
Damchai718/
Damchap714/
Dhamsap713/
Domscha712/
Dhamcha712/
Damchad711/
Damsash711/
Dhamzah711/
Daimsay711/
Deamsay711/
Damsaid711/
Damsaas711/
Domsa67785/
Demsa67687/
Domschat67109/
Damchauy6763/
Damşa6751/
Damza6746/
Damso6730/
Damja6718/
Damca678/
Dámsa678/
Dahamcha673/
D'Hamcha673/
Deamchai672/
Dhamshey671/
Doumsaha671/
Damchaaa671/
Dhamchai671/

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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 Damshah
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