Dham Surname

94,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,2661:179,80911,000
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
Qatar411:57,5125,907
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
France341:1,953,609166,012
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dham (5,822) may also be a first name.

Dham Last Name Facts

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

Dham (Arabic: ضحام, Bengali: ধাম, Hindi: धाम, Marathi: ढम, Oriya: ଧାମ, Tibetan: དམ་) is found most in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,848th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,451,702 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Dham are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 87,374th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,822 people.

Dham is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 4,266 people, or 1 in 179,809. In India Dham is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 54 percent live, Maharashtra, where 14 percent live and Delhi, where 9 percent live. Barring India it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Dham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dham surname increased 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dham surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Dham earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $54,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.56% more than the national average, earning $90,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daham8943,904/
Dhamt893,082/
Dhame892,878/
Dhaim89760/
Dhamd89423/
D'Ham8922/
Dhamm8918/
Dhaym894/
Dhaam893/
Dhamn892/
Dhaum891/
Dhdam891/
Ddham891/
Dủham891/
Dhahm891/
Dhham891/
Dheam891/
Dam86129,047/
Dhamne809,894/
Dhamme8025/
Dhacim8010/
Dahaim805/
Dhasim802/
Dhaham802/
Dahamd802/
Dhamdh801/
Dhaumk801/
Dhamnc801/
Dheamn801/
Dahaam801/
Ddhame801/
Dhan7530,737/
Damm7517,513/
Dame7517,290/
Daum7516,158/
Dahm7512,887/
Daim7510,060/
Damn754,335/
Dohm753,781/
Deam751,243/
Daam751,157/
Dhom75998/
Ddam7529/
Dasm7528/
Daym7516/
Damh7516/
Damg7515/
Daïm7512/
Damø7510/
Damd759/
Hdam754/
Datm754/
Daám754/
Damc754/
Dgam752/
Daîm752/
Tdam752/
D'Am751/
Dajm751/
Damì751/
Damt751/
Dhaamne731/
Dahaime731/
Dhaheem731/
Dhaimdt731/
Dahan6749,487/
Dhane679,040/
Daaim677,504/
Dhang675,262/
Dhand672,367/
Damme672,293/
Dasim671,703/
Daime671,546/
Daume671,139/
Dhome67808/
Dhoum67497/
Dasem67468/
Dhoom67463/
Dheim67380/
Dhant67337/
Datim67303/
Damne67234/
Dahum67151/
Dhain67112/
Dahmm6793/
Deahm6792/
Dhann6789/
Deihm6780/
Dayme6776/
Dhanh6763/
Deame6757/
Dasme6747/
Datem6735/
Dhaun6728/
Dhoim6723/
Tdame6721/
Dhean6713/
Daame6711/
Daïme677/
Douhm676/
Dhaan675/
D'Ame674/
Dattm673/
Ddhan673/
Gydam673/
Dgaim673/
Damnt673/
Damgh673/
Dhomm672/
Dhahn672/
Dacim672/
Damșe672/
Dohum672/
Damnd672/
Da'am672/
Dhasn671/
Dhameher671/
Daamm671/
Daatm671/
Daihm671/
Daumd671/
Ddgam671/
Dasmd671/
Daumn671/
Damnh671/
Dhôme671/
Dhhan671/
Damth671/
Daamd671/
Dajmt671/
Deaum671/
Dammm671/
Hddam671/
Dauhm670/
Dacem670/
Daumm670/

Dham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dham in the Tibetan language
དམ་dam-
Dham in the Bengali language
ধামdhama84.21
ধমdhama15.79
Dham in the Hindi language
धामdhama83.95
धमdhama14.38
धम्dham0.13
Dham in the Oriya language
ଧାମdhama75
ଧମdhama12.5
ଢମdhama7.5
ଡମdama2.5
ମୁଧାମmudhama2.5
Dham in the Marathi language
ढमdhama68.09
धामdhama22.44
धमdhama8.23
दामdama0.45
धमाdhama0.23
दमdama0.23
धमा्dhama0.11
Dham in the Arabic language
ضحامdham-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dham
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