Damms Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Damms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4581:121,65512,294
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Damms Last Name Facts

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

Damms occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Damms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 500,792nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name Damms occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Damms live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 121,655. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 39 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 16 percent live and West Midlands, where 15 percent live. Aside from England Damms exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Damms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Damms has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Damms surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

Damms earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $40,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dammse911/
Dams895,894/
Dammsch8323/
Dahms808,908/
Daems806,568/
Damse803,468/
Daams801,610/
Damsz80114/
Damås8095/
Damsø8090/
Deams8071/
Daims8013/
Dhams8011/
Daums807/
Dayms805/
Demms805/
Damss804/
Damsh802/
Danms801/
Tdams801/
Dasms801/
Domms800/
Dahams73721/
Daamse73395/
Damsch73141/
Daamsh7371/
Dhamse7334/
Dahmsh734/
Damshe732/
Damsse732/
Deamse732/
Daehms732/
Dhamsh731/
Dahnms731/
Daimse731/
Damsøe731/
Danhms730/
Doms673,135/
Damz67219/
Dems67201/
Dahamsh6755/
Dommsch6728/
Damß6712/
Damsche675/
Damś671/
Damsová671/

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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
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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 Damms
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