Damisa Surname

103,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Damisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,4051:40,2143,206
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Damisa (1,145) may also be a first name.

Damisa Last Name Facts

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

Damisa (Oriya: ଦାମିସା) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Damisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damisa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,782nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,609,796 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Damisa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 235,200th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,145 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,405 people, or 1 in 40,214. In Nigeria Damisa is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 24 percent are found, Edo, where 20 percent are found and Taraba, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Damisa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Damisa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.8% less than the national average, earning R 86,028 per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damisay92381/
Damisah92293/
Damissa92252/
Damisca9292/
Damaisa925/
Daamisa924/
Damisia923/
Dhamisa921/
Damisha921/
Damoisa921/
Daumisa921/
Dammisa921/
Damitsa921/
Deamisa921/
Damissah86155/
Dhamisah8613/
Damoisah861/
Damoisau861/
Damiza83953/
Damusa83858/
Damisi83776/
Damiso83629/
Damise8398/
Damica8397/
Demisa8388/
Damesa8364/
Damija8326/
Domisa837/
Damixa836/
Damisy831/
Dhameisay8082/
Damoisaux8012/
Dhamoisay804/
Damiseaux801/
Dhamaisah801/
Dhamija776,362/
Damessa771,469/
Damicha77256/
Damizia77213/
Damicis77170/
Damoisy77121/
Damishi77116/
Damissi7758/
Dommisa7748/
Damisse7733/
Demissa7728/
Dhamiso7727/
Damisih7719/
Damusah7718/
D'Amica7715/
Demisay7714/
Damizai7711/
Damesha778/
Demisai778/
Damizad777/
Demisha775/
Daimiza775/
Damices774/
Damisce774/
Damiser774/
Damusha774/
Dhamiza773/
Dammisi773/
Damisie772/
Damesas771/
Domisas771/
Dhamisi771/
Damesia771/
Damishe771/
Damisoh771/
Demisau771/
Dasmija771/
Dammusa771/
Domissa771/
Damisou771/
Damisso771/
Damisui771/
Damisco771/
Damiset771/
Damecia771/
Damisis770/
Damoisseau751/
D'Amicis71897/
Deamicis71596/
Demishaj7166/
Damuseau7119/
D'Amisio7117/
Damuggia7115/
Dhamesha7114/
Damissou7114/
Demaissa7114/
Dhamijay7113/
Doumissa7113/
Dhamicha714/
Dhamishi714/
Dhammija714/
Damigios714/
Damissie713/
Demissay713/
Domaissa712/
Dommisha711/
Dhamijah711/
Damisett711/
Deamicia711/
Demishai711/
Domaitsa711/
Dahmissi711/
Dameçois711/
Damitcha711/
D'Amizia711/
Doumaisa711/
Damessai711/
Damiceis711/
Damisier710/
Demmisha710/
Damico6718,398/
Demesa677,288/
Domise67275/
Damijo67220/
Damuza67212/
Domiza67132/
Dameja67119/
Damuso67119/
Domesa6770/
Damoizeau6765/
Dameso6761/
Damici6746/
Damese6739/
Doumaissa6734/
Deamiches6722/
Damice6716/
Domusa6714/
Demusa6713/
Domisi679/
Doumitsas679/
Demiza676/
Domiso675/
Damizi674/
Domica673/
Damicy672/
Demiso672/
Demmaissa672/
Domija672/
Dhoomisha671/
Deamichis671/
Damizo671/
Dasmeshah671/
Damize671/
Damaissou671/
Doumaitsa671/

Damisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damisa in the Oriya language
ଦାମିସାdamisa50
ଡମିଶାdamisa50

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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 Damisa
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