Damua Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Damua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Damua (63) may also be a first name.

Damua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damua (Arabic: ديموع, Hindi: दमुआ, Marathi: दमुआ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Damua live; 35 percent live in Oceania Islands and 27 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 63 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 71 percent live, National Capital District, where 24 percent live and Madang, where 5 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damwua91111/
Damuay9142/
Daimua916/
Daymua913/
Damuas912/
Deamua912/
Damuat912/
Damuae911/
Dammua911/
Dhamua911/
Damouha831/
Daymuah831/
Damba8037,595/
Demua80122/
Damwa8079/
Ddamba732,270/
Dambaa73469/
Dambou73444/
Dhamba73391/
Deemua73343/
Dambay73294/
Dambai73289/
Daimba73136/
Dambha7373/
Damwat7355/
Dambea7350/
Damuos7336/
Deamba7334/
Dambau7321/
Daamba7315/
Damvad737/
Dhamwa736/
Damvaa734/
Damwai734/
Domuah733/
Damvat731/
Dahmba731/
D'Amba731/
Dambhay67354/
Dambhai6728/
Damwash6722/
Dambeau678/
Dhambai677/
Daumbai674/
Deemuah673/
Ddaamba671/
Daumbay671/
Dambaah671/
Dahmmuo671/
Doemuah671/
Doumuah671/
Deamuoh671/
Daambaa671/
Dammbay671/
Dammbou671/
Dhamvay671/
Damvays670/

Damua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damua in the Hindi language
दमुआdamu'a-
Damua in the Marathi language
दमुआdamu'a66.67
दामुdamu33.33
Damua in the Arabic language
ديموعdymw-
دموعdmw-

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