Dampies Surname

201,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dampies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dampies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0681:26,1983,350
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dampies (82) may also be a first name.

Dampies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dampies is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dampies? popularity and diffusion

It is the 201,262nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,517,155 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dampies are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dampies is also the 1,060,447th most common forename at a global level, held by 82 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,068 people, or 1 in 26,198. In South Africa Dampies is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 72 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Dampies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dampies has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dampies last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dampies Last Name Statistics demography

Dampies earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning R 154,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dampie927/
Dampes921/
Dampier863,554/
Dampios86935/
Dampied8632/
Dempies8629/
Damphie8620/
Deampis864/
Damphis861/
Dampiet861/
Dampest860/
Duimpies80513/
Damphier8038/
Davies77500,664/
Dabies77446/
Dompie7721/
Dempis7710/
Dompis776/
Daumpihis751/
Dompier71388/
Daabies71126/
Daviess71125/
Daubies71108/
Doumpis7141/
Deavies7110/
Dabhies719/
Danpier715/
Daavies714/
Dabiesh713/
Daivies713/
Dompios712/
Dampiér712/
Demphis711/
D'avies711/
Davjies711/
Damphys710/
Daviesx710/
Donmpier671/
Dampuyas671/
Domphier670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dampies
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis