Damens Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Damens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2191:11,0022,073
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Damens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damens occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Damens.

How Common Is The Last Name Damens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 733,258th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Damens are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 11,002. In Namibia Damens is mostly found in: ǁKaras Region, where 78 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 15 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Damens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Damens has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Damens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Damens earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 49.56% less than the national average, earning R 119,868 per year and in United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damiens923,278/
Daumens9269/
Damoens925/
Dammens925/
Damense921/
Damaens920/
Damns910/
D'Amiens8638/
Daamensh861/
Domens83658/
Demens8346/
Damins8310/
Dahmns831/
Deumens77158/
Doemens7741/
Doumens7734/
Dhamems7714/
Damench774/
Dhamnse774/
Damenze774/
Damions771/
Demmens771/
Domen's771/
Daminse771/
Demns7311/
Domns732/
Domensch711/
Domins6758/
Domenz6745/
Demins6730/
Demenz671/
Domench62287/
Dommenz62108/
Damince6236/
Doumenz6228/
Domenje6211/
Deminns624/
Daminje623/
Domence621/
Demmins621/
Dahmince5732/
Domenche5726/
Domeench571/
Dominsova531/
Doumendje531/

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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 Damens
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