Damiyal Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Damiyal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damiyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Damiyal (35) may also be a first name.

Damiyal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damiyal (Hindi: दामियल, Marathi: दािमयल) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damiyal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Damiyal is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Damiyal is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Damiyal reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damiyal is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 56 percent reside, Jigawa, where 30 percent reside and Taraba, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhamiyal936/
Daimiyal931/
Demiyal862/
Damayal861/
Damiyel861/
Dameial861/
Damiel77151/
Damyel7713/
Damail776/
Damoyl771/
Dameal771/
Dameil771/
Daymiel71933/
Daimiel71377/
Daumail71149/
Damayel716/
Deamael713/
Daymeil712/
Daimael711/
Dhamaul711/
Demeyal711/
D'Amiel711/
Damgayl711/
Daumaul710/
Damoisel676/
Dhamajal672/
Damuyele672/
Daismail671/
Damaille671/
Dameille671/
Dhamaule671/
Domayale671/

Damiyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damiyal in the Hindi language
दामियलdamiyala-
Damiyal in the Marathi language
दािमयलdaimayala56.25
दामीयलdamiyala18.75
दािमयालdaimayala6.25
दामीयालdamiyala6.25
दिमयालdimayala6.25
दिमयलdimayala6.25

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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 Damiyal
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