Damekh Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Damekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Damekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damekh occurs most in Yemen. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damekh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Damekh live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Damekh is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 50 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 50 percent reside. Besides Yemen Damekh exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and Iraq, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damek911,805/
Dhammekh867/
Damech8383/
Dammek8316/
Damikh839/
Damegh838/
Damejh834/
Dhamek833/
Dameck833/
Demekh831/
Dameak830/
Dameche772,080/
Daimech77211/
Dhamech778/
Dhamejh777/
Dahmech773/
Daamedk771/
Daamech771/
Damieck771/
Dametch771/
Dammeck770/
Demek732,759/
Domek731,652/
Damec73724/
Damej73641/
Dameg73492/
Damik73111/
Damex738/
Damyk732/
Dömek732/
Démek731/
Daameche71120/
Damekova7117/
Dhaimech712/
Daimeche711/
Dameková711/
Dhamec677,944/
Domech67398/
Demykh67198/
Domeck67196/
Dömeke67166/
Damick67110/
Domeke67106/
Damiec6756/
Daumec6753/
Damich6739/
Dommek6721/
Demeck6721/
Deimek6719/
Dhamik6718/
Dhamej6712/
Demikh6711/
Damhec6710/
Domikh6710/
Damisk679/
Damigh678/
Domehg677/
Damiok675/
Damych675/
Doimek674/
Domykh673/
Deemek673/
Damike673/
D'Hameche672/
Damaik671/
Domiek671/
Dameschke671/
Domehq671/
Daimik671/
Demeak671/
Demegh671/

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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 Damekh
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