Damishi Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Damishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Damishi (36) may also be a first name.
Damishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damishi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damishi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Damishi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 54 percent live, Kaduna, where 20 percent live and Nasarawa, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live.
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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 Damishi
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