Damagu Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

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

Damagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Damagu (34) may also be a first name.

Damagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damagu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Damagu.

How Common Is The Last Name Damagu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Damagu reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Damagu is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name globally It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 91,615. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 37 percent reside, National Capital District, where 29 percent reside and Madang, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damangu927/
Damagau923/
Damagud923/
Damagou921/
Dhamagu921/
Damangou861/
Demagu83101/
Dammagoud804/
Dhamagaud803/
Demagau777/
Dhomagu774/
Domangu772/
Demaghu771/
Doumagu771/
Doimagu771/
Damougou7111/
Demmagau717/
Doumagou711/
Deumagou711/
Damongou711/
Demegu671/
Domoghu622/
Doumegou571/
Doumougou532/

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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 Damagu
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