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
N'Dama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻣﻪ) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of N'Dama.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Dama? popularity and diffusion
The last name N'Dama is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname N'Dama 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. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
The last name N'Dama is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin N'Dama is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 63 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 37 percent are found. Not including Benin N'Dama occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Togo, where 8 percent are found.
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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