Damm Surname

30,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Damm Surname Definition:

(English, German) Dweller, or worker, at the dam or dike.

Damm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,0671:9,9801,251
United States2,4671:146,92315,162
Denmark1,9171:2,945245
Australia6441:41,9195,357
Brazil5911:362,22413,850
Russia4661:309,27731,471
France4401:150,96123,407
Sweden4111:23,9581,950
Austria3941:21,6133,395
Canada2691:136,97214,140
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Poland2131:178,44524,461
Argentina2071:206,49017,041
Norway1441:35,7105,059
Switzerland1261:65,1827,970
Mexico1141:1,088,82613,775
Bolivia1041:102,0813,957
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
England861:647,88437,755
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Chile631:279,6278,218
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
India351:21,916,154310,282
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Greece231:481,73061,288
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Greenland141:4,027416
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:88,4139,156

Damm (43) may also be a first name.

Damm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Dweller, or worker, at the dam or dike.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Damm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damm (Hindi: दम्म, Russian: Дамм) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,488th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 416,122 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Damm are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name Damm is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 8,067 people, or 1 in 9,980. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 23 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Denmark, where 11 percent are found.

Damm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Damm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Damm surname expanded 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Damm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Damm surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States Damm are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Damm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning 438,248 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.5% less than the national average, earning R 174,672 per year; in United States they earn 38.7% more than the national average, earning $59,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damme892,293/
Dahmm8993/
Dhamm8918/
Dammm891/
Danmm891/
Daamm891/
Daumm890/
Dam86129,047/
Dhamme8025/
Hdamme803/
Daumme800/
Dame7517,290/
Daum7516,158/
Dahm7512,887/
Daim7510,060/
Dham755,020/
Deam751,243/
Daam751,157/
Domm75898/
Ddam7529/
Dasm7528/
Danm7517/
Damh7516/
Daym7516/
Daïm7512/
Damø7510/
Damd759/
Daám754/
Datm754/
Hdam754/
Tdam752/
Daîm752/
Dgam752/
Dajm751/
D'Am751/
Damt751/
Damì751/
Dammová7312/
Dammova731/
Daham6743,904/
Daaim677,504/
Dhamt673,082/
Dhame672,878/
Daime671,546/
Daume671,139/
Dhaim67760/
Domme67688/
Dhamd67423/
Dahum67151/
Deahm6792/
Dayme6776/
Deame6757/
Dasme6747/
D'Ham6722/
Tdame6721/
Daame6711/
Daimh677/
Daïme677/
Damdh675/
Danme675/
Dhaym674/
D'Ame674/
Dhaam673/
Dattm673/
Gydam673/
Dgaim673/
Dhomm672/
Da'am672/
Damșe672/
Dhaum671/
Daamd671/
Dajmt671/
Deaum671/
Dhham671/
Dheam671/
Hddam671/
Damth671/
Dhahm671/
Dủham671/
Dhdam671/
Daanm671/
Daatm671/
Daihm671/
Daumd671/
Ddgam671/
Ddham671/
Dasmd671/
Dauhm670/
Doumm670/

Damm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damm in the Hindi language
दम्मdam'ma-
Damm in the Russian language
Даммdamm-

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