Damazu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Damazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Damazu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damazu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Damazu.

How Common Is The Last Name Damazu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Damazu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 69 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 23 percent reside and Taraba, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damazeu921/
Demazu83137/
Damozu8329/
Damasu837/
Domazu833/
Damezu831/
Damasus77170/
Domazou7718/
Damaaju776/
Damasud772/
Damacuș771/
Damasiu771/
Dhamasu771/
Damassou7137/
Demadzou718/
Damacius716/
Doumazou715/
Daumasus713/
Damaceus712/
Damoisau711/
Daimatsu711/
Domozu67295/
Damesu6766/
Damoju6719/
Damoisaux6712/
Demasu676/
Damaïssou671/
Dhammasut671/
Damaissou671/
Damosu671/
Damaschou671/
Domacu671/

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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 Damazu
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