Damshi Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Damshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 67 | 1:1,146,008 | 50,371 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Damshi (30) may also be a first name.
Damshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Damshi (Hindi: दमशी) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Damshi is the 1,871,545th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Damshi is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Damshi live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Damshi is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 30 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran it is primarily found in: Bushehr Province, where 69 percent live, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 27 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damshi in the Hindi language | ||
| दमशी | damasi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Damshi
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