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

Damiyal (Hindi: दामियल, Marathi: दािमयल) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damiyal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Damiyal is the 1,596,935th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. It 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. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

Damiyal is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria Damiyal is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 56 percent live, Jigawa, where 30 percent live and Taraba, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria Damiyal is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live.

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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