Damau Surname
Approximately 573 people bear this surname
Damau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 175 | 1:403,648 | 70,850 |
| Kenya | 166 | 1:278,192 | 18,180 |
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Damau (124) may also be a first name.
Damau Demographics
Damau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Damau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Damau (Hindi: डामौ, Marathi: दमउ, Oriya: ବଡଡମାଏ) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 555,669th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name Damau is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Damau reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Damau is also the 836,439th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 124 people.
It is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 403,648. In Thailand Damau is primarily concentrated in: Yala Province, where 93 percent reside, Bangkok, where 2 percent reside and Ang Thong Province, where 1 percent reside. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Damau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Damau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damau last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Damau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damau in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଡଡମାଏ | badadama'e | - |
| Damau in the Marathi language | ||
| दमउ | dama'u | 62.5 |
| दमाउ | dama'u | 12.5 |
| दमउु | damauu | 12.5 |
| दामु | damu | 12.5 |
| Damau in the Hindi language | ||
| डामौ | damau | 60 |
| दमऊ | dama'u | 30 |
| दमउ | dama'u | 10 |
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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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- 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 Damau
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