Damoah Surname

68,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Damoah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damoah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7,1351:3,787553
England691:807,50843,459
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Damoah (16) may also be a first name.

Damoah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damoah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damoah? popularity and diffusion

Damoah is the 68,142nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 999,526 people. Damoah is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Damoah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damoah is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name globally It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 7,135 people, or 1 in 3,787. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Damoah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Damoah surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Damoah earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damoa91315/
Damoua83219/
Daumoa8312/
Damoay838/
Damoha837/
Damaho832/
Demoah832/
Damgoa831/
Damoas831/
Dhamoa831/
Damahou77271/
Damohos774/
Damgoua773/
Dosmoah771/
Dammoua771/
Damouad771/
Damogia771/
Domouah771/
Damao73372/
Domoa73135/
Demoa7313/
Tdamoiya714/
Damaou67259/
Domoua67195/
Demaho6759/
Domaoa6742/
Domaho6740/
Damaau6721/
Damaos676/
Doumoa675/
Daimao674/
Damaea673/
Damuia672/
Demoho671/
Damaua671/
Deemoa671/
Demoha671/
Deumoa671/
Domoea671/
Domoap671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Damoah
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