Damben Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Damben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Damben (15) may also be a first name.

Damben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damben is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damben? popularity and diffusion

Damben is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Damben are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Damben is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 15 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Damben is primarily found in: Morobe, where 53 percent are found, Western, where 41 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Damben exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambeun9231/
Dambuen9214/
Dambeng927/
Demben83269/
Domben83119/
Dambin8347/
Dambyn832/
Danben831/
Dambina779,613/
Dambing77106/
Dombeng771/
Damnwen771/
Daimbin771/
Damouen771/
Danmbin771/
Doumbeng712/
Dombin67310/
Dambinova67178/
Dembin67103/
Damuin6751/
Danbin6725/
Donben6724/
Dambynova677/
Dembyn672/
Dahmwn671/
Danwen671/

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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 Damben
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