Dohama Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Benin

Dohama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dohama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Niger71:2,741,71749,802

Dohama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dohama is found most in Japan. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dohama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dohama is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Dohama live; 73 percent live in East Asia and 73 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Dohama is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 2,973,123. In Japan Dohama is primarily concentrated in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 49 percent live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 33 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Barring Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doahama9234/
Doama919/
Dohammau861/
Doouhama861/
Douama8312/
Doamat833/
Doamad833/
Doamah832/
Dohoma831/
Doiyama7719/
Dohouma7711/
Doatmas772/
Dohamou772/
Doamach771/
Dogiama771/
Doihoma771/
Douamaa771/
Doamo7375/
Daoma735/
Douaimah71297/
Dahhamay71132/
Dohamoud711/
Daouma67328/
Doomah67127/
Dahoma6715/
Daomai675/
Daomay673/
Dohomo671/
Dauama671/
Dauoma671/
Deuama671/

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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 Dohama
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