Damb Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Damb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
India61:127,844,230863,365
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Damb (13) may also be a first name.

Damb Last Name Facts

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

Damb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺐ, Hindi: दांब, Marathi: डांब, Russian: Дамб) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Damb are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Damb is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 72 percent are found, East Sepik, where 24 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Taiwan, where 9 percent are found.

Damb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damb surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambh8976/
Daumb891/
Dhamb891/
Dhambh801/
Domb751,614/
Damp75586/
Demb75272/
Danb7510/
Damf756/
Damw751/
Dambova7399/
Dambowa7315/
Damps671,425/
Dampf67905/
Dampe6796/
Dampz6790/
Dampt6790/
Dhamp6785/
Doimb6760/
Dhemb6720/
Damph677/
Doumb676/
Deumb675/
Dombs674/
Dhamf673/
Damfe672/
Dahmf672/
Daumf672/
Doomb671/
Deamp671/
Deanb670/

Damb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damb in the Hindi language
दांबdamba-
Damb in the Marathi language
डांबdamba-
Damb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻣﺐdmb50
ﺩﻡdm50
Damb in the Russian language
Дамбdamb-

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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
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  • 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 Damb
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