Damiu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Damiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
Damiu (15) may also be a first name.
Damiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Damiu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damiu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Damiu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Damiu are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
The surname Damiu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Damiu is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 31 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damius | 91 | 23 | / |
| Damieu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dhamiu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Damiou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Damhius | 83 | 1 | / |
| Damajiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Damyu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Domiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Demiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Damião | 73 | 34,073 | / |
| Dhamju | 73 | 219 | / |
| Damoju | 73 | 19 | / |
| Domius | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dameau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Damjud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daméus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Damyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dammyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dammoju | 67 | 171 | / |
| Dammeju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhamoju | 67 | 4 | / |
| D'Amjou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doumiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Domijou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dameous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhammoju | 62 | 8 | / |
| Dahmehou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Domagiou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Demuyu | 55 | 21 | / |
| Domyou | 55 | 19 | / |
| Domoju | 55 | 1 | / |
| Demeyu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Dhomju | 55 | 1 | / |
| Demjeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Domião | 55 | 1 | / |
| Domoyu | 55 | 1 | / |
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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 Damiu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis