Damava Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Damava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Damava (13) may also be a first name.
Damava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damava (Marathi: दामवा) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Damava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Damava are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Damava is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.
The last name Damava is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damava in the Marathi language | ||
| दामवा | damava | - |
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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 Damava
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