Damon Surname
Approximately 19,765 people bear this surname
Damon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dymond'; v. Diamond. The name is undoubtedly sometimes baptismal. Raymond has passed through all the same forms save the last, which is a mere poetical imitation. For instances, v.
Read More About This SurnameDamon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,931 | 1:36,498 | 4,528 |
| South Africa | 5,169 | 1:10,481 | 1,302 |
| France | 1,459 | 1:45,526 | 5,830 |
| Australia | 512 | 1:52,726 | 6,511 |
| Philippines | 449 | 1:225,475 | 34,696 |
| England | 417 | 1:133,616 | 13,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 334 | 1:24,412 | 2,686 |
| Guyana | 163 | 1:4,676 | 826 |
| Iran | 149 | 1:515,319 | 30,242 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Benin | 102 | 1:101,329 | 11,505 |
| Ivory Coast | 91 | 1:253,530 | 10,036 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Pakistan | 83 | 1:2,152,336 | 20,049 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Marshall Islands | 34 | 1:1,524 | 381 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Lebanon | 27 | 1:208,781 | 8,577 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 192 | 1:126,955 | 11,883 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,656 | 1:18,908 | 2,403 |
The alternate forms: Dämon (245) & Damoń (1) are calculated separately.
Damon (75,187) may also be a first name.
Damon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dymond'; v. Diamond. The name is undoubtedly sometimes baptismal. Raymond has passed through all the same forms save the last, which is a mere poetical imitation. For instances, v. Diamond.
Damon Demographics
Average Male Damon Height
175.79 cm
Average Female Damon Height
162.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Damon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damon (Arabic: دايمن, Georgian: დამონ, Hindi: दामों, Marathi: दमोण) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Dämon or Damoń. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Damon is the 27,188th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 368,710 people. The surname Damon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Damon are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 13,038th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 75,187 people.
The last name Damon is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 9,931 people, or 1 in 36,498. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 87 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.
Damon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Damon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Damon surname expanded 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Damon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Damon surname are 0.029999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.2% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Damon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning R 228,240 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $45,313 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Damon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damon in the Georgian language | ||
| დამონ | damon | - |
| Damon in the Marathi language | ||
| दमोण | damona | - |
| Damon in the Hindi language | ||
| दामों | damom | 85.71 |
| दमों | damom | 14.29 |
| Damon in the Arabic language | ||
| دايمن | daymn | - |
| دومون | dwmwn | - |
| ديمون | dymwn | - |
| ضمون | dmwn | - |
| دمون | dmwn | - |
| دمعون | dmwn | - |
| دامون | damwn | - |
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Footnotes
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