Damaga Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Damaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Damaga (77) may also be a first name.

Damaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damaga is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Damaga reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damaga is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 77 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Damaga is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 55 percent reside, Kano, where 27 percent reside and Zamfara, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damagai92107/
Damanga9234/
Damagha9217/
Damagau923/
Dammaga922/
Dhamaga921/
Damagas921/
Damaiga921/
Dhamagay868/
Dhamagaa862/
Dhamanga861/
Dammanga861/
Damhagai861/
Damago83222/
Damage83217/
Demaga8348/
Damoga8333/
Damagi8327/
Domaga839/
Damega832/
Dhamagaya807/
Dhammagay804/
Dhamagaud803/
Dhamagahe802/
Damango773,245/
Domagas771,344/
Damagui77542/
Demagai77320/
Domagay77197/
Deumaga77189/
Damaghi77103/
Damange7795/
Domagai7735/
Domanga7725/
Damager7724/
Damonga7722/
Domagat7715/
Doumaga7713/
Dammage7713/
Damangi7710/
Dhamage778/
Demagau777/
Damaged773/
Damogas772/
Damages772/
Damgagi771/
Damegah771/
Domagaj771/
Domagaa771/
Damouga771/
Damagou771/
Damaguy771/
Damagye771/
Damaigo771/
Demmaga771/
Demagaï771/
Damagos771/
Damasgo771/
Daimago771/
Dammago771/
Damoiga771/
Dammagi771/
Dameagi771/
Dhamagi771/
Deamaangay751/
Doumagai71602/
Dhamange7162/
Demmagau717/
Damaguit716/
Dhamangi714/
Doumagay713/
Dammagui712/
Dhamagoy712/
Dammangi712/
Doummaga711/
Doumagaz711/
Damangou711/
Damagher711/
Domangay711/
Dhammage711/
Datmajge711/
Dhamango711/
Domago67440/
Domage67183/
Damogo67144/
Damego6782/
Domagi6765/
Demoga6743/
Demago6719/
Demega6719/
Dhammangi676/
Damogi675/
Dammagoud674/
Domoga673/
Domega672/
Doumaygay671/
Daimmaghi671/

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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
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  • 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 Damaga
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