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 surname Damazu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Damazu.

How Common Is The Last Name Damazu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Damazu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 69 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 23 percent reside and Taraba, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Damazu occurs in one country. It is also found 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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