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 last name Damawa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Damawa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damawa is also the 383,044th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 492 people.
Damawa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria Damawa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 59 percent are found, Adamawa, where 14 percent are found and Yobe, where 12 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
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