Damtew Surname

18,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Damtew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damtew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia29,2981:3,329562
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Damtew (34,822) may also be a first name.

Damtew Last Name Facts

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

Damtew occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damtew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damtew is the 18,747th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 247,876 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Damtew are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 24,833rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34,822 people.

Damtew is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 29,298 people, or 1 in 3,329. Other than Ethiopia Damtew exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Damtew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Damtew surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Damtew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning $32,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% less than the national average, earning $40,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deamtew921/
Damthew921/
Demtew835/
Damteeb7786/
Dantev6724/
Dantef671/
Demtev671/
Danteva624/
Danteiv621/
Demtyv504/
Dantiv503/
Dontev502/

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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 Damtew
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