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 most frequently in Benin. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Dama? popularity and diffusion
The surname N'Dama is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of N'Dama reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. N'Dama is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.
The last name N'Dama is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 63 percent live and Borgou Department, where 37 percent live. Apart from Benin N'Dama exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live and Togo, where 8 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to N'Dama
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