N'Dama Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
N'Dama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
N'Dama (41) may also be a first name.
N'Dama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name N'Dama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname N'Dama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻣﻪ) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Dama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of N'Dama live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. N'Dama is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 41 people.
N'Dama is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin N'Dama is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 63 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 37 percent reside. Barring Benin it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Togo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
N'Dama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| N'Dama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻣﻪ | andamh | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻧﺪﺍﻣﻪ | andamh | 33.33 |
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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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