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
Damshi (Hindi: दमशी) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damshi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran Damshi is mostly found in: Bushehr Province, where 69 percent are found, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 27 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 1 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
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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