Damaw Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Damaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Damaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damaw is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Damaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Damaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Damaw is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Damaw reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 86 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Niger it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damawe9179/
Damab8058/
Damav807/
Demaw806/
Domaw802/
Damow801/
Damova73194/
Damaiv7316/
Domawe734/
Dohmaw733/
Dammab733/
Damowa733/
Damabh732/
Daumów731/
Damafe731/
Damaph731/
Damaav731/
Dhamab731/
Daumav731/
Damaff731/
Dhamav731/
Daumova67148/
Daymova6724/
Daimova6724/
Damgova6715/
Damaffe671/
Dammova671/
Damouwe671/
Dhamavs671/

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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 Damaw
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