Damu Surname

93,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Damu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9271:398,06221,095
Nigeria8291:213,68212,691
Indonesia7221:183,17117,622
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Zimbabwe2571:60,0719,075
Malaysia2461:119,8957,908
Papua New Guinea2091:39,0134,711
Italy1641:372,90743,105
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Solomon Islands501:11,6012,083
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Romania391:514,81739,172
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
China111:124,301,9616,553
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Damu (42,582) may also be a first name.

Damu Last Name Facts

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

Damu (Bengali: দামু, Hindi: दामु, Marathi: दामू, Oriya: ଡମୁ, Russian: Даму, Tibetan: དམ་མུ་) is found most in India. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,657th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,431,176 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Damu live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Damu is also the 21,113th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 42,582 people.

Damu is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,927 people, or 1 in 398,062. In India Damu is most frequent in: Manipur, where 25 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 19 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Damu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Damu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damu last name grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Damu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Damu surname is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Damu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Damu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.09% less than the national average, earning €13,486 per year and in United States they earn 36.74% more than the national average, earning $59,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dammu8910,171/
Damou894,491/
Damus893,556/
Daimu892,436/
Dhamu89897/
Damut89752/
Damau89573/
Daamu89322/
Damuh89291/
Damui8985/
Damuy8979/
Damud8965/
Datmu8910/
Dameu898/
Damuu897/
Dasmu895/
Daemu895/
Dahmu892/
Ddamu892/
Daumu892/
Daymu891/
Deamu891/
Damhu891/
Dameus802,187/
Damous801,104/
Damouh80612/
Dhammu80391/
Dammou80226/
Dahmou80180/
Damhus80140/
Dahmus80113/
Daymut8073/
Deamus8061/
Damush8055/
Deamud8034/
Damaud8025/
Daimou8022/
Damoux8018/
Dahumu8016/
Dhamut8016/
Damudt8013/
Daimus8012/
Damouz8012/
Dahamu809/
Daamou809/
Dasmui807/
Ddammu805/
Damoud805/
Dhamus804/
Daimau804/
Damutt803/
Dhamau803/
Damgou803/
Dhamuu802/
Dammut802/
Daymus802/
Dammau802/
Damahu801/
Daammu801/
Dammud801/
Dammuu801/
Damouj801/
Daumus801/
Dammus801/
Daimui801/
Dasmou801/
Daymou801/
Damusz801/
Datmut801/
Damouy801/
Daymud800/
Dameut800/
Demu752,797/
Domu75956/
Damó7553/
Damhuis731,795/
Dahmouh73380/
Dahamou73217/
Dahmoud73174/
Dahmous73122/
Dammous7397/
Dasmuth7383/
Damouth7368/
Damhaut7361/
Daimaus7321/
Damoush7318/
Damouch7311/
Damouss7310/
Dahmouz739/
Damoudt737/
Deamous734/
Dahamut731/
Damoudh731/
Damouha731/
Dammaud731/
Daamous731/
Dhammud731/
Datmuut731/
Daymuth730/
Damhaus730/
Damoo67540/
Dahmouch67453/
Domut67444/
Domou67395/
Daamouch67319/
Domuz67315/
Demeu67290/
Domus67219/
Dammouch67208/
Doumu67176/
Dommu67162/
Dahmoush67114/
Demuy6790/
Damoe6769/
Demuh6758/
Dhomu6750/
Demau6746/
Duomu6732/
Dahamoud6721/
Demui6720/
Domuh6715/
Demmu6713/
Domeu6713/
Domau679/
Deemu678/
Dhemu677/
Damoutch677/
Doomu675/
Dosmu675/
Domhu674/
Daamoush674/
Damão673/
Domui672/
Damús672/
Dohmu671/
Dhammout671/
Deamhuis671/
Ddemu671/
Domud671/
Ddomu671/
Damùs671/
Deumu671/
Dahammou671/
Daymouth670/

Damu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damu in the Tibetan language
དམ་མུ་dammu-
Damu in the Bengali language
দামুdamu-
Damu in the Oriya language
ଡମୁdamu77.61
ଦାମୁdamu17.33
ଡମୂdamu1.32
ଡ଼ମୁramu1.04
ଦମୁdamu0.38
ଦାମୂdamu0.28
ଡାମୁdamu0.05
ଢମୁdhamu0.03
ଦାସୁdasu0.03
ଦାମୁଁdamum0.03
ଡରୁdaru0.03
ଡମdama0.03
ଡ଼ମୂramu0.03
Damu in the Marathi language
दामूdamu58.57
दामुdamu41.22
दमुdamu0.07
दमूdamu0.06
दामाdama0.03
डामूdamu0.01
डामुdamu0.01
ढामुdhamu0
धमूdhamu0
दामुुdamuu0
ढामूdhamu0
़दामुdamu0
दामू़damu0
दामूूdamuu0
दामुूdamuu0
दामूुdamuu0
डमुdamu0
दामु़damu0
दामdama0
Damu in the Hindi language
दामुdamu44.8
दमूdamu18.68
दामूdamu17.2
दमुdamu14.44
डमूdamu2.12
डामूdamu1.06
डामुdamu0.85
डमुdamu0.64
Damu in the Russian language
Дамуdamu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Damu
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