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

Danma (Hindi: दनमा, Oriya: ଦନ, Russian: Данма) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danma? popularity and diffusion

Danma is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Danma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Danma reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Danma is also the 309,041st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 714 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 55 percent are found, Zamfara, where 27 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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