Damask Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Egypt

Damask Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damask Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Damask (29) may also be a first name.

Damask Last Name Facts

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

Damask (Arabic: دمشقي) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damask? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 530,954th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. Damask is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Damask are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Damask is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

Damask is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States Damask is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 40 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Damask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Damask has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damask last name increased 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damask Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Damask surname are 0.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.22% registered to vote for the party.

Damask earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $49,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damaske92743/
Damaszk92387/
Damasck920/
Damaszke86331/
Damaschk8649/
Damashke860/
Domask83189/
Demask8397/
Damasc837/
Damaschke801,840/
Damaskova8021/
Dammaschk8011/
Domaszk77484/
Domaske7713/
Demashk771/
Damazke771/
Dammaschke7593/
Damashkova751/
Domaschk71144/
Domaszke7133/
Damasque718/
Damaschková714/
Dommashk711/
Dommaschk67382/
Domaschke67219/
Damašková67117/
Demasg671/
Dommaschke6336/
Domashkova631/
Domesck622/
Demezsk621/
Demashq621/
Domachk621/
Domasque571/
Domouske571/
Domoschke531/

Damask Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damask in the Arabic language
دمشقيdmshqy-

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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
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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 Damask
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