Damaba Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Damaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Damaba (11) may also be a first name.

Damaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damaba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Damaba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damaba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Damaba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 11 people.

Damaba is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Damaba is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damabai927/
Damabad921/
Dammaba921/
Damaaba921/
Damaiba921/
Damabhai8689/
Dhamabai862/
Dasmabai861/
Damasbai861/
Damawa83156/
Damabi83123/
Damabe8320/
Damava8320/
Damabo8315/
Dameba832/
Damaby832/
Demaba832/
Domaba831/
Damoba831/
Dhamabhai8096/
Dasmabhai8017/
Dammabhai801/
Daimaabai801/
Demabai7736/
Damhawa7713/
Damabhi7713/
Damaiwa7712/
Damavat7711/
Damabih7710/
Damabeh777/
Damabee773/
Damabio772/
Damasbi772/
Damawah772/
Doumaba772/
Damebai772/
Domatba771/
Daumawa771/
Deamabo771/
Damawat771/
Damabuo771/
Damabis771/
Damawaz771/
Dahmabe771/
Damaber771/
Damaabe771/
Damabie771/
Dammabo771/
Daimabo771/
Damgoba771/
Damahva771/
Dhamabi771/
Dhamavat71542/
Damampai7114/
Dosmabad719/
Doumabay711/
Dhamaavi711/
Dhamobai711/
Daamaber711/
Damaswai711/
Doumabai711/
Daasmabe711/
Damobe67736/
Damova67194/
Damamphai67120/
Damave67115/
Domawa6761/
Domabe6726/
Demeba6718/
Damobi6717/
Damavi6711/
Demabo679/
Damawo675/
Dhammawat674/
Damowa673/
Damavo672/
Domava672/
Damavy671/
Dhamavahe671/
Damahavad671/
Dhemabhai671/
Damaumpai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Damaba
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