Damb Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Damb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dambh | 89 | 76 | / |
| Daumb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dhamb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dhambh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Domb | 75 | 1,614 | / |
| Damp | 75 | 586 | / |
| Demb | 75 | 272 | / |
| Danb | 75 | 10 | / |
| Damf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Damw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dambova | 73 | 99 | / |
| Dambowa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Damps | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Dampf | 67 | 905 | / |
| Dampe | 67 | 96 | / |
| Dampz | 67 | 90 | / |
| Dampt | 67 | 90 | / |
| Dhamp | 67 | 85 | / |
| Doimb | 67 | 60 | / |
| Dhemb | 67 | 20 | / |
| Damph | 67 | 7 | / |
| Doumb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deumb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dombs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhamf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Damfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dahmf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daumf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deamp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deanb | 67 | 0 | / |
Damb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damb in the Hindi language | ||
| दांब | damba | - |
| Damb in the Marathi language | ||
| डांब | damba | - |
| Damb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻣﺐ | dmb | 50 |
| ﺩﻡ | dm | 50 |
| Damb in the Russian language | ||
| Дамб | damb | - |
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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
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- 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 Damb
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