Damiani Surname

17,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Damiani Surname User-submission:

From the Greek, δαμάζω, (to tame, to domesticate).

Damiani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy14,1081:4,335449
Brazil4,2951:49,8431,933
Tanzania3,7791:14,0091,825
United States2,5951:139,67614,548
Argentina2,4291:17,5971,523
France1,3861:47,9246,198
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Australia2651:101,87111,478
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Uruguay1531:22,4302,596
Ecuador1441:110,4576,412
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Venezuela1341:225,4045,824
Switzerland1221:67,3198,149
Spain1041:449,53923,540
Peru991:321,05211,618
Germany991:813,18659,527
Belgium821:140,20320,001
England781:714,33440,171
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Chile481:367,01010,126
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Greece241:461,65859,466
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales91:343,83718,086
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
San Marino21:16,607796
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Damiani (2,954) may also be a first name.

Damiani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Greek, δαμάζω, (to tame, to domesticate).

- luisfdconti

Damiani Last Name Facts

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

Damiani (Arabic: دامياني, Georgian: დამიანი, Russian: Дамиани) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Damiani.

How Common Is The Last Name Damiani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,741st most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 233,958 people. The surname Damiani is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Damiani live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 133,376th most frequently held forename globally, held by 2,954 people.

The surname Damiani is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 14,108 people, or 1 in 4,335. In Italy Damiani is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 17 percent live, Lazio, where 16 percent live and Marche, where 13 percent live. Aside from Italy Damiani occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Damiani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Damiani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Damiani last name expanded 64,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damiani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Damiani last name is predominantly Latin Catholic (77%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Damiani surname are 7.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Damiani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning €29,111 per year; in Peru they earn 54.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,992 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.4% less than the national average, earning R 84,588 per year; in United States they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $49,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning $61,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Damiani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damiani in the Georgian language
დამიანიdamiani-
Damiani in the Russian language
Дамианиdamiani-
Damiani in the Arabic language
داميانيdamyany-

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