Damawa Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Damawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Damawa (492) may also be a first name.
Damawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Damawa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Damawa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 383,044th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 492 people.
The surname Damawa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria Damawa is most prevalent in: Benue, where 59 percent live, Adamawa, where 14 percent live and Yobe, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damhawa | 92 | 13 | / |
| Damaiwa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Damawah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Damawaz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Damawat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Daumawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Damaswai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Damawi | 83 | 464 | / |
| Demawa | 83 | 88 | / |
| Damawe | 83 | 79 | / |
| Domawa | 83 | 61 | / |
| Damava | 83 | 20 | / |
| Damaba | 83 | 7 | / |
| Damawo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Damowa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dhammawat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Damaeva | 77 | 270 | / |
| Dahmawi | 77 | 209 | / |
| Demhawa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Doumawa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Damavat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Damabai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Damawou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Domaway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Damawee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damaaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Domauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dammaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damaabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damawie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Domhawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dahmawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damgawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damahva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhamavat | 71 | 542 | / |
| Damabhai | 71 | 89 | / |
| Doumhawa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Dhamabai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doummawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Domawais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhamaavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Damova | 67 | 194 | / |
| Damabi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Damave | 67 | 115 | / |
| Dhamabhai | 67 | 96 | / |
| Dameva | 67 | 38 | / |
| Damabe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Damabo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Damavi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Domawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Demowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Damavo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Damaby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Domava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doumahawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daimaabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damahavad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dammabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Domaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhamavahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damoba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Damawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis