Damek Surname

225,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Damek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8821:43,0946,758
Iran4181:183,69015,201
Czechia1681:63,29410,596
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Germany831:969,94567,438
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Austria141:608,24554,975
England141:3,979,861125,553
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Damek (89) may also be a first name.

Damek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damek is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Damek.

How Common Is The Last Name Damek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,189th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. Damek occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Damek are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 89 people.

This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 43,094. Beside Poland this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent live and Czechia, where 9 percent live.

Damek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Damek surname expanded 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Damek surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Damek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning R 156,876 per year and in United States they earn 19.68% less than the national average, earning $34,657 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dammek9116/
Damekh915/
Dhamek913/
Dameck913/
Dameak910/
Daamedk831/
Damieck831/
Dammeck830/
Demek802,759/
Domek801,652/
Damec80724/
Dameg80492/
Damik80111/
Damex808/
Dömek802/
Damyk802/
Démek801/
Damekova7717/
Dhammekh777/
Dameková771/
Dhamec737,944/
Domeck73196/
Dömeke73166/
Damick73110/
Domeke73106/
Damiec7356/
Daumec7353/
Dommek7321/
Demeck7321/
Deimek7319/
Dhamik7318/
Damhec7310/
Damisk739/
Damikh739/
Damegh738/
Damiok735/
Doimek734/
Deemek733/
Damike733/
Demekh731/
Demeak731/
Domiek731/
Damaik731/
Daimik731/
Dameschke711/
Deimeke67232/
Damique6755/
Dommeck6739/
Damigue6725/
Damkova6712/
Demmeck6710/
Dhamecc675/
Dhammec673/
Damaike672/
Domesck672/
Doumeck671/
Domeick671/
Domieck671/
Dhammik671/
Daimick671/
Dammike671/
Daemick670/
Dammick670/

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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 Damek
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