Damián Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Hungary

Damián Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damián Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1041:1,193,52114,459
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Damian (139,257), Damiàn (5), Dămian (258) & Damían (2) are calculated separately.

Damián (1,517) may also be a first name.

Damián Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damián is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Damian, Damiàn, Dămian or Damían. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damián? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Damián occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Damián are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Damián is also the 199,374th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 1,517 people.

The surname Damián is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,193,521. In Mexico Damián is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 24 percent live, México, where 15 percent live and Guanajuato, where 9 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damian94139,257/
Damiàn945/
Dămian89258/
Damían892/
Damion83729/
Domián8372/
Damján8339/
Damiánová802/
Damiean77394/
Damijan77257/
Damiane7762/
Daimian7721/
Damiand7713/
Daimion7710/
Dahmian7710/
Dhamian776/
Dameion775/
Damiann774/
Damieon774/
Dammian773/
Daymian773/
Damiond773/
Damiant772/
Damihan772/
Deamian772/
Daamian771/
Damiaan771/
Deamion771/
Damioan771/
Damione771/
Dammion771/
Damiong771/
Damiatin7119/
Daimhian718/
Damejian712/
Dhamiaan711/
Damianne711/
Damiaina711/
Damião6734,073/
Domján672,967/
Domian672,441/
Damyan671,603/
Damean67816/
Damjan67375/
Damiam67320/
Domion67148/
Damianova67125/
Dameon6752/
Damianová6725/
Damyon6721/
Dasmiatin6716/
Domiánová6713/
Damgajian675/
Damiom675/
Damjánová671/

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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 Damián
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