Damaka Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Damaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
India241:31,961,058386,265
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Damaka (240) may also be a first name.

Damaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damaka (Hindi: दामका, Marathi: दामका, Oriya: ଦମକା, Russian: Дамака) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 672,867th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Damaka reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 577,234th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 240 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 46 percent reside, Sokoto, where 40 percent reside and Kogi, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Damaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damaka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damaka last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Damaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damaka in the Marathi language
दामकाdamaka66.67
दामाकाdamaka33.33
Damaka in the Hindi language
दामकाdamaka50
दमकाdamaka50
Damaka in the Oriya language
ଦମକାdamaka45.45
ଡମକାdamaka45.45
ଦାମକାdamaka9.09
Damaka in the Russian language
Дамакаdamaka-

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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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  • 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 Damaka
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