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 surname Damens is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Damens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 733,258th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Damens is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Damens live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 11,002. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: ǁKaras Region, where 78 percent live, Khomas Region, where 15 percent live and Hardap Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Namibia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Damens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Damens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Damens last name declined 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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