Damesi Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Damesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Damesi (234) may also be a first name.

Damesi Last Name Facts

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

Damesi is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Damesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 464,720th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Damesi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damesi is also the 585,759th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 234 people.

The last name Damesi is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Besides Ghana Damesi is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Damesi Last Name Statistics demography

Damesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.65% less than the national average, earning R 69,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daimesi921/
Dammesi921/
Dameshgi864/
Damesoit861/
Damisi83776/
Domesi83305/
Damese8339/
Dameji836/
Damegi831/
Dommesi7737/
Damisih7719/
Damedji7711/
Dameese776/
Dameciy774/
Dammisi773/
Damisie772/
Dhameji772/
Dammeji771/
Damisui771/
Damyses771/
Deimesi771/
Dameagi771/
Dhamisi771/
Damisis770/
Dhamecai717/
Dhommesi711/
Dommeesi711/
Dammeges710/
Damiza67953/
Damise6798/
Dhameisay6782/
Domezi6763/
Damici6746/
Damiji6736/
Dahmeijer6724/
Damice6716/
Domisi679/
Damege677/
Dammeijer676/
Domese675/
Domeci675/
Damizi674/
Dammeesee671/
Damize671/
Domeji671/
Damisy671/
Damige671/

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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 Damesi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis