Damião Surname

16,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Damião Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damião Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola23,2691:1,160204
Mozambique8,6521:3,151752
Portugal1,5001:6,945659
Brazil4691:456,44817,309
São Tomé and Príncipe991:1,792222
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France181:3,690,151224,666
England101:5,571,806158,774
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Damião (13,366) may also be a first name.

Damião Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damião is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damião? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,309th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 213,880 people. Damião is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Damião live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 50,301st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 13,366 people.

Damião is most prevalent in Angola, where it is borne by 23,269 people, or 1 in 1,160. Aside from Angola this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 25 percent are found and Portugal, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damion83729/
Damiom835/
Damiou831/
Domião831/
Daimion7710/
Dameion775/
Damiães774/
Damieon774/
Damiond773/
Deamion771/
Damioan771/
Damione771/
Dammion771/
Damiong771/
Damia731,693/
Damiu7328/
Damiá7317/
Damià738/
Damian67139,257/
Damias67411/
Damiam67320/
Damián67179/
Domion67148/
Damiah67127/
Damianova67125/
Daimia6797/
Dameon6752/
Dhamia6748/
Damiap6747/
Damiat6745/
Damija6726/
Damianová6725/
Damius6723/
Damyon6721/
Damoju6719/
Daymia6713/
Damieu6711/
Dhamiu677/
Damiàn675/
Damiad675/
Dhamijayo673/
Dahmia672/
Damiye672/
Dasmia672/
Damiõa672/
Damiánová672/
Damgia671/
Damiaa671/
Damyou671/
D'Amia671/
Damyie671/
Damjie671/
Dammia671/

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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 Damião
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