Damanus Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Damanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Damanus (28) may also be a first name.

Damanus Last Name Facts

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

Damanus is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damanus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Damanus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Damanus reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Damanus is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name globally, borne by 28 people.

The surname Damanus is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 99 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damainus9317/
Damanu9234/
Dhamanuse884/
Domanus86308/
Damanou8663/
Demanus8615/
Daumanu868/
Damangu867/
Dammanu865/
Damanau865/
Damanhu862/
Daimanu862/
Damanui861/
Damanos861/
Daimanou808/
Domanusz808/
Damahanu805/
Domanuse805/
Damonous801/
Damangou801/
Dammanou801/
Demaneus801/
Domanu7748/
Damonu772/
Domanou71570/
Demenus71171/
Domanos7129/
Dahmenhaus7118/
Domenus7116/
Domangu712/
Tdamonu711/
Demonus711/
Doomanu711/
Domanau710/
Doumanou67422/
Deumanou6726/
Domannou679/
Domanhou677/
Demmenus672/
Dománusz671/
Domaneue671/
Damongou671/
Domonu621/
Domenuš5712/
Domonou571/
Domonos571/
Domonnou5325/
Doumounou5018/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Damanus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis