Damant Surname

410,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Damant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I do not know the origin of this name.

1803. Married — Thomas Whight and Ann Damant: St. George, Hanover Square.

Damant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3031:183,88816,484
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
France1551:428,53462,172
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Australia371:729,61448,196
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Guernsey221:2,929767
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Damant (1,315) may also be a first name.

Damant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I do not know the origin of this name.

1803. Married — Thomas Whight and Ann Damant: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 the French Damont or D’Amont = From up the River [French amont, up the river; Latin ad montem, towards the mountain] 2 for the French Demont or De Mont = Of (the) Mount or Hill [Latin de monte]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Abbreviation for Adamant (diamond), in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From the Dutch, and from the German, Diamant; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Damant Last Name Facts

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

Damant (Bengali: দৈমন্তী, Hindi: दमन्त) occurs most in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damant is the 410,688th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,573,583 people. Damant occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Damant reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 216,782nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,315 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 183,888. In England Damant is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 33 percent live, Essex, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Damant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Damant has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Damant surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Damant surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Damant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.22% more than the national average, earning R 604,128 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damante92651/
Damants9259/
Daimant9236/
Deamant9219/
Dhamant9212/
Dahmant927/
Daumant926/
Dasmant923/
Daymant923/
Damantz923/
Da'mant921/
Dammant920/
Daman9122,172/
D'Amante86157/
Deamante8614/
Damacent8612/
Damasent8610/
Damantte862/
Daimante862/
Daumante862/
Dahman8314,925/
Damane8310,132/
Damman833,905/
Damang832,657/
Daiman832,377/
Dayman832,130/
Demant831,966/
Dasman831,535/
Damean83816/
Damann83618/
Damaan83465/
Damand83464/
Dhaman83448/
Dauman83366/
Damain83259/
Damont83211/
Dağman83103/
Damanh8375/
Hdaman8366/
Deaman8351/
Dajman8335/
Domant8333/
Daaman8332/
Datman8310/
Damgan834/
Dgaman831/
Damhan831/
D'Aman831/
Damasente802/
Dasmahant801/
Dammann779,488/
Damonte775,759/
Dammang773,445/
Dhamane772,325/
Daumann771,313/
Daumont771,303/
Damasen771,300/
Demandt771,062/
Damacen771,062/
Dahmann77590/
Daumain77456/
Damasin77414/
Dausman77390/
Dahaman77203/
Domante77200/
Damaing77141/
Dameang77140/
Dammand77140/
Damands77140/
Damahan77120/
Daymont77118/
Dasmang7786/
Dasmane7768/
Daimane7761/
Daymand7757/
Daymane7737/
Dhamand7730/
Dammane7724/
Damanne7722/
Daumand7722/
Dhamman7719/
D'Amman7719/
Dhasman7718/
Daimang7716/
Damatin7715/
Damatim7715/
Daisman7714/
Deamont7714/
Daitman7713/
Daimont7712/
Hdaiman7712/
Daimand7711/
Deymant7710/
Dattman776/
Daumane776/
Dathman776/
Daysman775/
Damacin775/
Dhaiman774/
Daaiman774/
Dahmain774/
Daymean773/
Deasman773/
Dammont773/
Daamane773/
Dautman773/
Damaine773/
Dahmman772/
Dahmanh772/
Dammamn772/
Damandz772/
Daimain772/
Deemant772/
Dhauman771/
Dhahman771/
Dhamang771/
Dhamank771/
Dhamann771/
Dhamgan771/
Damanck771/
Damanhe771/
Dammaun771/
Damonth771/
Deahman771/
Deatman771/
Dasmand771/
Dammain771/
Dasmont771/
De'mant771/
Deamane771/
Dahmanq771/
Daimean771/
Damaung771/
Damañte771/
Daamann771/
Dhamain771/
Dhemant771/
Dehmant771/
Damon7319,765/
Doman7313,861/
Damam731,670/
Damań731/
Dõman731/
Damasing71748/
Dausmann71124/
Doumante71103/
Damanova7157/
Damaisin7144/
Dammhahn7139/
Dammhayn7117/
Dammhain7113/
Damacend7112/
Dağıtman7111/
Dhamasen719/
Deimante718/
Daimatin716/
Damangue716/
Dhammane714/
Dahmaine714/
D'Aumont714/
Deamonte713/
Dhaimajn713/
Deamontt713/
Daismont712/
Dattmann712/
Deimants712/
Dhamannd711/
Dhammaan711/
Dahasman711/
Dahmamnh711/
Daummann711/
Dahymane711/
Deimantė711/
Dahmatin711/
Damasien711/
Damausen711/
Dammaang711/
Dammmang711/
Dammmann711/
Damaceng711/
D'Ahmann711/
Da'amane711/
Dhaumont711/
Deathman711/
Ddahmane711/
Dajhmane711/
Dahmmane711/
Tdahmane711/
Damacenc711/
Damashyn711/
Damassin711/
Dadtmann710/
Damascin710/
Daumonte710/
Daimon6718,059/
Dammam677,088/
Demont675,164/
Domann671,969/
Damoun671,469/
Domain671,331/
Daymon671,157/
Domont671,143/
Demand671,080/
Damone671,070/
Dohman67878/
Dosman67806/
Damond67704/
Douman67686/
Deiman67533/
Domane67449/
Dooman67297/
Deyman67283/
Dammon67251/
Damoon67217/
Deamon67207/
Damong67194/
Domanh67191/
Deuman67105/
Doğman67102/
Domhan6794/
Dhoman6782/
Doyman6769/
Daumon6766/
Dasmon6763/
Dotman6749/
Damoin6747/
Damaim6739/
Domman6737/
Domang6736/
Dhamasing6734/
Dojman6733/
Dhamam6728/
Domand6723/
Doumanthe6716/
Doiman6715/
Daamon6713/
Dhamon6712/
Domgan6711/
Daimam6710/
Dahmon678/
Damaam677/
Daymanova676/
Domean676/
Damuon676/
Dămean675/
Damein674/
Daimanova674/
Dameam674/
Domayn673/
Damasingh673/
Duoman673/
Damohn672/
Dahmanová672/
Damgon672/
Domaun672/
Domaan672/
Damaum671/
Damaynova671/
Damonn671/
Damontova671/
Damoyn671/
Datmon671/
Daumanova671/
Daymam671/
Dahmasing671/
Damassing671/
Damaching671/
Dãmean671/
Dômont671/
Daïmon671/
Daumam671/
Damham670/

Damant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damant in the Bengali language
দৈমন্তীdaimanti-
Damant in the Hindi language
दमन्तdamanta-

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