Damao Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Niger

Damao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2341:432,64253,869
Niger631:304,6359,114
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Damao (146) may also be a first name.

Damao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damao has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Damao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 766,190th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Damao live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 763,528th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 146 people.

The surname Damao is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 432,642. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Soccsksargen, where 79 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 12 percent live and Central Visayas, where 5 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Damao Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Damao has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damaou91259/
Dameao91141/
Damaos916/
Daimao914/
Damaho912/
Damahou83271/
Damagio839/
Damoa80315/
Demao80254/
Domao8073/
Dammagio773/
Damoah737,291/
Damoua73219/
Demaho7359/
Domaot7353/
Domaoa7342/
Domaho7340/
Damaau7321/
Daumoa7312/
Domaod7312/
Demaeo739/
Doumao737/
Damoha737/
Damaea733/
Domaop732/
Dosmao732/
Damuia732/
Damaua731/
Damgoa731/
Demaou731/
Demeao731/
Damoas731/
Dhamoa731/
Doomao731/
Doimao731/
Demahou67717/
Domahou67107/
Demaayo6714/
Deimaos677/
Domagio675/
Damohos674/
Damgoua673/
Damayia672/
Daimeha672/
Damaiya672/
Demaiyo671/
Damouad671/
Damayya671/
Domgaou671/
Damogia671/
Dammoua671/

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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 Damao
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