Damitew Surname
Approximately 10,629 people bear this surname
Damitew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 10,625 | 1:9,181 | 1,400 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Damitew (8,786) may also be a first name.
Damitew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damitew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Damitew is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Damitew? popularity and diffusion
Damitew is the 48,504th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 685,629 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Damitew reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Damitew is also the 66,778th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 8,786 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 10,625 people, or 1 in 9,181. Aside from Ethiopia Damitew occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Damitew
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