Damon Surname

27,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

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.

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Damon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9311:36,4984,528
South Africa5,1691:10,4811,302
France1,4591:45,5265,830
Australia5121:52,7266,511
Philippines4491:225,47534,696
England4171:133,61613,153
Papua New Guinea3341:24,4122,686
Guyana1631:4,676826
Iran1491:515,31930,242
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Benin1021:101,32911,505
Ivory Coast911:253,53010,036
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Marshall Islands341:1,524381
China311:44,107,1472,374
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Wales121:257,87814,969
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India81:95,883,173728,828
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6561:18,9082,403

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dämon93245/
Damoń931/
Daimon9118,059/
Damoun911,469/
Daymon911,157/
Damone911,070/
Damond91704/
Dammon91251/
Damoon91217/
Damont91211/
Deamon91207/
Damong91194/
Daemon9191/
Daumon9166/
Dasmon9163/
Damoen9162/
Damoin9147/
Daamon9113/
Dhamon9112/
Dahmon918/
Damuon916/
Damohn912/
Damgon912/
Damonn911/
Damoyn911/
Datmon911/
Daïmon911/
Dahmoun832,329/
Daymond831,665/
Daumont831,303/
Daimond83429/
Dhamone83401/
Damoune83222/
D'Amone83205/
Daymont83118/
Dammone83110/
Dammond8396/
Deamond8364/
Dhamoon8345/
Daumond8329/
Deamone8316/
Deamont8314/
Daimont8312/
Daimone8311/
Dammong8310/
Damoten8310/
Daumoin839/
Dasmond837/
Damhoun834/
Dammonn833/
Dammont833/
Dahmone833/
Dahamon832/
Damhong832/
Dammoen832/
Daimeon832/
Deatmon832/
Damonth831/
Damoong831/
Dasmont831/
Daymone831/
Daismon831/
Damogne831/
Damonne831/
Damosen831/
D'Amoun831/
Daimoon831/
Deamong831/
Damound831/
Dausmon830/
Daman8022,172/
Demon8016,791/
Domon807,214/
Damun80450/
Damom804/
Damão803/
Dahmoune772,729/
Daumoine7735/
Damonque7717/
Damonova778/
D'Aumont774/
Deamontt773/
Daismont772/
Deatmond772/
Dhammond772/
Daimoune772/
Daummond771/
Deasmond771/
Tdamoten771/
Daysmond771/
Dhaumont771/
Dahymond771/
Dhammong771/
Dahman7314,925/
Damane7310,132/
Damman733,905/
Damang732,657/
Daiman732,377/
Dayman732,130/
Domond731,850/
Dasman731,535/
Domont731,143/
Demmon731,118/
Damant73850/
Damann73618/
Damaan73465/
Damand73464/
Dhaman73448/
Dauman73366/
Dasmun73279/
Daimun73262/
Damoum73215/
Damung73193/
Dağman73103/
Deymon7392/
Demoin7391/
Domone7381/
Damanh7375/
Hdaman7366/
Domong7365/
Daeman7364/
Deaman7351/
Damuin7351/
Damunt7345/
Deimon7337/
Dajman7335/
Demoon7334/
Daaman7332/
Doumon7332/
Dammun7327/
Dohmon7318/
Damune7314/
Dommon7313/
Datman7310/
Deemon739/
Demonn739/
Dhamun738/
Demohn736/
Dahmom736/
Deumon735/
Damgan734/
Dosmon734/
Dotmon734/
Domoon734/
Duomon732/
Doemon732/
Domgon732/
Domoun732/
Daymom732/
Dgaman731/
Damhan731/
Damund731/
Dhemon731/
Dehmon731/
D'Aman731/
Dômont731/
Damgun731/
Dahammond711/
Daymonova711/
Dammann679,488/
Dammang673,445/
Dhamane672,325/
Doumont671,347/
Daumann671,313/
Damasen671,300/
Damacen671,062/
Dahmann67590/
Damasin67414/
Dausman67390/
Dahaman67203/
Dammand67140/
Demmoun67136/
Dhamune67133/
Damahan67120/
Dhoomon6796/
Dasmang6786/
Dasmane6768/
Daimane6761/
Daymand6757/
Daymane6737/
Daimant6736/
Domoong6736/
Dhamand6730/
Dosmond6728/
Dommond6725/
Dammane6724/
Damanne6722/
Daumand6722/
Deamant6719/
Dhamman6719/
D'Amman6719/
Dhasman6718/
Dhomont6718/
Deymond6716/
Daimang6716/
Damatin6715/
Daisman6714/
Daitman6713/
Hdaiman6712/
Dhamant6712/
Daimand6711/
Deymont6710/
Dajmund678/
Deemoon677/
Dattman676/
Daumane676/
Daumant676/
Dathman676/
Daysman675/
Damacin675/
Dhaiman674/
Daaiman674/
Dehmoun674/
Dahmoum674/
Doumone674/
Deasman673/
Dasmant673/
Daamane673/
Dautman673/
Daymant673/
Deimond672/
Dahmman672/
Dhomone672/
Dahmanh672/
Dammamn672/
Dammung672/
Deimont672/
Domoing672/
Domonne672/
Domount671/
Dhauman671/
Dhahman671/
Dhamang671/
Dhamank671/
Dhamann671/
Dhamgan671/
Damanck671/
Damanhe671/
Dammaun671/
Deahman671/
Deatman671/
Dasmand671/
Dosmonn671/
Deymonn671/
Deimoun671/
Deamane671/
Deemoin671/
Dahmanq671/
Damaung671/
Dammomg671/
Daamann671/
Da'mant671/
Doumong671/
Doumoun671/
Dommoon671/
Domoind671/
Dajmung671/
Doimoon671/
Dammune671/
Dammant670/
Doumond670/
Dameung670/
Daymund670/

Damon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damon in the Georgian language
დამონdamon-
Damon in the Marathi language
दमोणdamona-
Damon in the Hindi language
दामोंdamom85.71
दमोंdamom14.29
Damon in the Arabic language
دايمنdaymn-
دومونdwmwn-
ديمونdymwn-
ضمونdmwn-
دمونdmwn-
دمعونdmwn-
دامونdamwn-

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