Damas Surname
Approximately 74,714 people bear this surname
Damas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21,459 | 1:2,467 | 329 |
| Mozambique | 9,270 | 1:2,941 | 699 |
| Brazil | 7,665 | 1:27,929 | 1,202 |
| Mexico | 4,312 | 1:28,786 | 1,895 |
| Rwanda | 4,031 | 1:2,819 | 692 |
| Cuba | 2,827 | 1:4,076 | 510 |
| Haiti | 2,573 | 1:4,152 | 534 |
| Jordan | 2,504 | 1:3,531 | 723 |
| Portugal | 2,387 | 1:4,365 | 485 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| France | 1,824 | 1:36,416 | 4,472 |
| Philippines | 1,805 | 1:56,088 | 9,391 |
| Spain | 1,520 | 1:30,758 | 3,119 |
| United States | 1,509 | 1:240,198 | 22,966 |
| Venezuela | 1,206 | 1:25,045 | 1,669 |
| Peru | 1,057 | 1:30,070 | 3,078 |
| Honduras | 1,054 | 1:8,365 | 589 |
| Syria | 751 | 1:25,700 | 1,740 |
| Gabon | 505 | 1:3,741 | 657 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Indonesia | 349 | 1:378,938 | 32,392 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| El Salvador | 314 | 1:20,203 | 927 |
| Lebanon | 266 | 1:21,192 | 2,524 |
| Poland | 234 | 1:162,431 | 22,832 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Belgium | 195 | 1:58,957 | 9,527 |
| Argentina | 179 | 1:238,790 | 19,438 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Greece | 131 | 1:84,579 | 14,285 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Uruguay | 65 | 1:52,796 | 5,844 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Palestine | 54 | 1:84,238 | 6,463 |
| Panama | 53 | 1:73,816 | 3,129 |
| Guatemala | 46 | 1:349,623 | 4,757 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | 1:241,112 | 17,024 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Yemen | 29 | 1:911,217 | 11,394 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Guinea | 10 | 1:1,183,382 | 1,367 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
The alternate forms: Damaś (1) are calculated separately.
Damas (51,254) may also be a first name.
Damas Demographics
Average Male Damas Height
173.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Damas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Damas (Arabic: الدماس, Hindi: डामस, Marathi: डामस, Oriya: ଦାମାସ, Russian: Дамас) occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as: Damaś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,592nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 97,539 people. Damas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Damas live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Damas is also the 18,126th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 51,254 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 21,459 people, or 1 in 2,467. In Tanzania Damas is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 13 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in 109 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.
Damas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Damas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,840 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Damas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Damas last name is principally Maronite (96%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Damas are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Damas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,189 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning R 266,700 per year; in United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning $42,198 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାମାସ | damasa | 66.67 |
| ଦମାସ | damasa | 33.33 |
| Damas in the Hindi language | ||
| डामस | damasa | 50 |
| दामास | damasa | 25 |
| दमस | damasa | 25 |
| Damas in the Marathi language | ||
| डामस | damasa | 37.5 |
| दामस | damasa | 31.25 |
| दमस | damasa | 18.75 |
| दामास | damasa | 12.5 |
| Damas in the Russian language | ||
| Дамас | damas | - |
| Damas in the Arabic language | ||
| الدماس | aldmas | - |
| دماس | dmas | - |
| دامز | damz | - |
| داماس | damas | - |
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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
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- 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 Damas
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