Damem Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Damem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Damem (36) may also be a first name.

Damem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damem is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Damem.

How Common Is The Last Name Damem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Damem are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name world-wide, held by 36 people.

The last name Damem is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Damem is most common in: East Sepik, where 50 percent live, National Capital District, where 40 percent live and Central, where 10 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Damem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Damem surname fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damem Last Name Statistics demography

Damem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dameme91225/
Damiem9112/
Dameam914/
Dameem913/
Dahmem912/
Dameum911/
Dammem911/
Daimhem832,122/
Damemme8338/
Damesme8314/
Damen8014,078/
Damne80234/
Damim80217/
Demem8013/
Dammn801/
Domem801/
Dahmen7311,716/
Damien7311,637/
Dhamne739,894/
Daamen732,143/
Dammen731,300/
Dhamen73830/
Dameng73578/
Daumen73390/
Dament73258/
Dameen7397/
Daimen7388/
Dammin7382/
Damoen7362/
Dasmen7352/
Daymen7344/
Damaim7339/
D'Amen7324/
Daimim7318/
Demmem739/
Deamen738/
Dhamim737/
Damiom735/
Domeum733/
Damime733/
Dammim733/
Damgne732/
Dommem732/
Damême732/
Domhem731/
Damend731/
Domeme731/
Damenn730/
Demeim730/
Damn674,335/
Damming67550/
Dayment67378/
Dammeng67113/
Daimien6743/
Dhamend6712/
Damment679/
Dhamime677/
Dammien676/
Daimeng673/
Dommeum673/
Dammina672/
Dammoen672/
Daumien671/
Daameng671/
Daemhem671/
Doumemg671/
Deasmen671/
Deameen671/
Dhaamne671/
Damngue671/
Dammion671/
Dahmenn671/
Daysmen671/
Daameen671/
Dausmen670/
Deament670/
Domheim670/

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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 Damem
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