Damalu Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Damalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4851:109,15810,559
India751:10,227,538196,136
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Damalu (532) may also be a first name.

Damalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damalu (Hindi: दमलु, Marathi: दमळू, Oriya: ଡମାଲୁ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damalu is the 503,100th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Damalu reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 365,707th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 532 people.

The last name Damalu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 109,158. In Tanzania Damalu is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 84 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhamalu9213/
Damalou9211/
Dammalu921/
Daimalu921/
Damalau921/
Damgallu861/
Damolu8316/
Domalu834/
Demalu833/
Damelu831/
Damoğlu77148/
Domalus7715/
Demaleu773/
Dhamelu773/
Dammolu773/
Damolou771/
Deumaleu7116/
Damoulou7112/
Daimoğlu711/
Demelu6792/
Demolu678/
Demoğlu6249/
Demeleu621/
Domolup621/
Dhemolu621/
Doumoleuh531/

Damalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damalu in the Oriya language
ଡମାଲୁdamalu44.44
ଦାମଲୁdamalu22.22
ଦମାଳୁdamalu11.11
ଦମାଲୁdamalu11.11
ଡିଆମାଲୁdi'amalu11.11
Damalu in the Hindi language
दमलुdamalu36.36
दमलूdamalu27.27
डमालूdamalu18.18
दमालूdamalu9.09
डामलूdamalu9.09
Damalu in the Marathi language
दमळूdamalu32.8
दामलूdamalu21.6
दमळुdamalu16.8
दामलुdamalu13.6
दमलुdamalu4.8
दमलूdamalu3.2
डामलुdamalu1.6
कामळेkamale0.8
दसरूdasaru0.8
उमलूumalu0.8
दमाळुdamalu0.8
दगडूdagadu0.8
िदवालidavala0.8
डामलूdamalu0.8

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Damalu
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