Danma Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Danma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Benin111:939,60046,216
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Danma (714) may also be a first name.

Danma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danma (Hindi: दनमा, Oriya: ଦନ, Russian: Данма) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Danma are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 309,041st most widespread given name in the world It is held by 714 people.

The surname Danma is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 55 percent reside, Zamfara, where 27 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danmai9169/
Danmau9126/
Danmaa9123/
Danmma9120/
Danmah917/
Danmay916/
Danmat915/
Daanma913/
Dhanma913/
Danmas912/
Danmad911/
Danmap911/
Danmaya8334/
Dhanmat8311/
Dhanmai836/
Dasinma835/
Dhanmma833/
Danmaai831/
Dhanmay831/
Dhanmas831/
Damma806,088/
Danmo80403/
Donma80278/
Danmi809/
Danme805/
Danmy803/
Dahanmat773/
Dhanmaya772/
Danmaaya771/
Dhanmatt771/
Danmeath770/
Dammas73865/
Dammay73464/
Dammai73373/
Dhamma73301/
Donmaz73206/
Dammaß7344/
Dammad7342/
Dammat7338/
Danmou7337/
Dounma7324/
Danmer7310/
Ddamma739/
Dammaa738/
Daamma736/
Danmee734/
Dammaj733/
Dammea733/
Deamma733/
Danmei732/
Danhmo732/
Danmey732/
Donmay732/
Dammau732/
Donmah731/
Danmet731/
Daanmo731/
Daunmi731/
Danmes731/
Donmas731/
Danmod731/
Domnma731/
Danmez731/
Danmis731/
Deinema67190/
Dhammad6745/
Dammast6743/
Dhanmer6723/
Dammais6721/
Dammash6718/
Dhammai6714/
Donmaya679/
Dammahs676/
Daunmee675/
Danmohs675/
Dahunmi672/
Dammass672/
Dahanmi671/
Donmaap671/
Damhmad671/
Daanmid671/
Dganmou671/
Danmeer671/
Dhammat671/
Dammaud671/

Danma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danma in the Oriya language
ଦନdana-
Danma in the Hindi language
दनमाdanama50
दंमाdamma50
Danma in the Russian language
Данмаdanma-

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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 Danma
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