Damabu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Damabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Damabu Last Name Facts

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

Damabu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Damabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damabu is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Damabu live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Damabu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Damabu is mostly found in: Central, where 91 percent are found and Western, where 9 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhamabu921/
Dahamabu861/
Domabu836/
Damavu831/
Damawu831/
Damawou775/
Doumabu771/
Domabudh718/
Damoubou711/
Dotmabut711/
Domawu671/
Doumobou571/
Tdamoboe571/
Deamoboe571/
Deumawou571/
Doumoubou531/

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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 Damabu
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