Damya Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Damya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Damya (96) may also be a first name.
Damya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damya (Hindi: दाम्या) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Damya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Damya live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 96 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Yobe, where 79 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live and Benue, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damyat | 91 | 8 | / |
| Damyaa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dasmya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dhamya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Damyaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dahmya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dhaumya | 83 | 21 | / |
| Damaiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Damayia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Damayya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Damia | 80 | 1,693 | / |
| Damea | 80 | 193 | / |
| Damyo | 80 | 36 | / |
| Damja | 80 | 18 | / |
| Demya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Domya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dhamayya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tdamoiya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Damias | 73 | 411 | / |
| Daimyo | 73 | 241 | / |
| Damyot | 73 | 187 | / |
| Dameao | 73 | 141 | / |
| Damiah | 73 | 127 | / |
| Daimia | 73 | 97 | / |
| Doumya | 73 | 62 | / |
| Damyos | 73 | 49 | / |
| Dhamia | 73 | 48 | / |
| Damiap | 73 | 47 | / |
| Damiat | 73 | 45 | / |
| Damija | 73 | 26 | / |
| Damyod | 73 | 14 | / |
| Daymia | 73 | 13 | / |
| Damyoo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Dameau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Damiad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dammea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dasmia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dameay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Damjad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dahmia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Damiõa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Damjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dammia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Damiaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Demyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Damgia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhamja | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Amia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhammayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhamija | 67 | 6,362 | / |
| Demoiya | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Dhaumia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Damagio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Daimeha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhamjai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dasmiat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Damihay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daymeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dammiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dasmija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damehat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhamjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Domayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demyaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
Damya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damya in the Hindi language | ||
| दाम्या | damya | 57.14 |
| दमया | damaya | 28.57 |
| दम्या | damya | 14.29 |
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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 Damya
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