Damasceno Surname

5,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Damasceno Surname User-submission:

Damasceno, in Portuguese, means 'one from Damascus' (Syria). Such a surname was probably created in Europe by Moors who converted to Christianity.

Damasceno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil99,9111:2,143208
Portugal4721:22,0731,514
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Suriname261:21,2544,689
France241:2,767,613196,808
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Damasceno (420) may also be a first name.

Damasceno Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Damasceno, in Portuguese, means 'one from Damascus' (Syria). Such a surname was probably created in Europe by Moors who converted to Christianity.

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Damasceno Last Name Facts

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

Damasceno (Marathi: धमिसनो) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Damasceno click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damasceno? popularity and diffusion

Damasceno is the 5,614th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 72,286 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Damasceno reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America. Damasceno is also the 419,319th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 420 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 99,911 people, or 1 in 2,143. In Brazil Damasceno is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 15 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Pará, where 12 percent live. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Damasceno Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Damasceno surname are 43.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.3% registered to vote for the political party.

Damasceno earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning $36,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Damasceno Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damasceno in the Marathi language
धमिसनोdhamisano50
डामसीनोdamasino50

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