Damy Surname

98,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Damy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar3,4921:6,7731,367
France4521:146,95322,745
Ivory Coast1881:122,7196,022
Mauritania1831:22,3761,977
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Mexico1291:962,21912,860
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Damy (1,284) may also be a first name.

Damy Last Name Facts

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

Damy (Arabic: ضمى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻣﻲ) is found most in Madagascar. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,359th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,511,625 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Damy reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in Barito Africa. It is also the 219,955th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 1,284 people.

The surname Damy is most widely held in Madagascar, where it is carried by 3,492 people, or 1 in 6,773. Excluding Madagascar this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.

Damy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Damy last name decreased 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Damy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning $27,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damey892,834/
Damay891,431/
Damoy89315/
Dammy89181/
Daumy89173/
Dahmy89126/
Damiy89102/
Damyi8979/
Damuy8979/
Damys8949/
Damyo8936/
Dasmy8915/
Dhamy8911/
Daemy8910/
Daimy899/
Datmy893/
Damyy891/
Daamy891/
Dajmy891/
Deamy891/
Daymy891/
Dammay80464/
Damaya80399/
Daimyo80241/
Dhaimy80172/
Daimay80139/
Dhamiy8083/
Dhamey8049/
Dhamay8046/
Dhammy8022/
Daimoy8018/
Damysh8013/
Damhay808/
Damych805/
Dhamyi804/
Damaiy804/
Dhamoy804/
Dahmay803/
Daumay803/
Damhøy803/
Daamey802/
Damycz802/
Daimey802/
Dhaumy801/
Dasmoy801/
Dammey801/
D'Hamy801/
Dahamy801/
Damouy801/
Daymey800/
Dammys800/
Dama7571,103/
Dame7517,290/
Dami7512,764/
Damj751,841/
Demy751,545/
Domy751,359/
Damé7543/
Deamaya7329/
Dammaya7310/
Dhamgay736/
Dhamaya733/
Dhaimay733/
Dahamay731/
Dahamey731/
Dhamaiy731/
Damai67190,321/
Dhami67129,309/
Damgi6743,811/
Dames678,968/
Demay678,366/
Damaj678,151/
Damit678,001/
Dhama677,431/
Damma676,088/
Daima674,954/
Demey674,282/
Damer674,225/
Daemi673,769/
Damis672,971/
Dhame672,878/
Damie672,525/
Dayma672,502/
Damme672,293/
Dahmi671,990/
Dameh671,650/
Domey671,635/
Daimi671,626/
Demmy671,570/
Daime671,546/
Damid671,487/
Daume671,139/
Damoi67836/
Dammi67783/
Dahme67743/
Domyo67728/
Dasmi67679/
Damej67641/
Damez67631/
Demoy67601/
Damet67566/
Damge67447/
Daama67438/
Dauma67406/
Damiš67391/
Damoa67315/
Damih67269/
Damei67241/
Daami67235/
Damaa67231/
Damea67193/
Domay67117/
Daumi67102/
Doumy6793/
Domoy6793/
Demuy6790/
Deemy6787/
Damui6785/
Damha6781/
Dayme6776/
Damee6773/
Dommy6769/
Demyi6767/
Damio6758/
Deame6757/
Damed6753/
Dasme6747/
Damșa6737/
Damée6736/
Daymi6730/
Doomy6729/
Deama6729/
Deami6722/
Tdame6721/
Daimé6718/
Damij6717/
Damii6717/
Damiz6712/
Daïma6712/
Demiy6711/
Daame6711/
Dajma679/
Dehmy679/
Dameu678/
Daïme677/
Dammé676/
Datmi675/
Daeme675/
Damiş675/
D'Ame674/
Dhomy673/
Damoj673/
Daumé673/
Ddama673/
D'Ami672/
Deumy672/
Damje672/
Dameá672/
Damșe672/
Dahmé672/
Dosmy672/
Domyi672/
Domiy671/
Dhamaaye671/
Damhi671/
Dammaaye671/
Dâami671/
Dohmy671/
Daimè671/
Dameß671/
Damiś671/
Damès671/
Dgami671/
Damés671/
Duomy671/
Dgame671/
Dhamj671/
Hdami671/

Damy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻣﻲaldamy64.71
ﺩﺍﻣﻲdamy17.65
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻡaldam5.88
ﺩﺍﻣﻰdamy3.92
ﺩﺍﻡdam3.92
ﺩﻣﻲdmy1.96
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻣﻰaldamy1.96
Damy in the Arabic language
ضمىdmy-
دمىdmy-
دُمىdumy-

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