Damien Surname
Approximately 11,637 people bear this surname
Damien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,045 | 1:21,814 | 2,541 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Chad | 2,022 | 1:6,722 | 968 |
| Papua New Guinea | 796 | 1:10,243 | 872 |
| Belgium | 613 | 1:18,755 | 2,884 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| United States | 419 | 1:865,057 | 65,721 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Benin | 146 | 1:70,792 | 8,548 |
| Australia | 131 | 1:206,074 | 20,044 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Burkina Faso | 63 | 1:291,303 | 5,283 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Haiti | 18 | 1:593,550 | 10,971 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Damién (1) are calculated separately.
Damien (225,858) may also be a first name.
Damien Demographics
Damien Political Affiliation
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Damien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damien (Arabic: دامين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻣﻴﻦ, Marathi: दािमएन, Oriya: ଦାମିଏନ, Russian: Дамиен) occurs most in France. It may be found as a variant: Damién. Click here for further possible spellings of Damien.
How Common Is The Last Name Damien? popularity and diffusion
The surname Damien is the 44,658th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 626,239 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Damien are found; 32 percent are found in Western Europe and 31 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Damien is also the 4,639th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 225,858 people.
This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 3,045 people, or 1 in 21,814. In France Damien is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent live. Excluding France it is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 19 percent live and Chad, where 17 percent live.
Damien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Damien has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Damien Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Damien last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Damien surname are 8.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Damien earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $44,783 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damien Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damien in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻣﻴﻦ | damyn | - |
| Damien in the Marathi language | ||
| दािमएन | daima'ena | - |
| Damien in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାମିଏନ | dami'ena | 66.67 |
| ଡାମିଏନ | dami'ena | 16.67 |
| ଦାମିଏନ୍ | dami'en | 16.67 |
| Damien in the Russian language | ||
| Дамиен | damien | - |
| Damien in the Arabic language | ||
| دامين | damyn | - |
| داميان | damyan | - |
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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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- 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 Damien
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