Damus Surname

127,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Damus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti2,2921:4,661587
Indonesia3391:390,11633,199
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Argentina1581:270,52821,773
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Romania441:456,31535,605
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Damús (2) & Damùs (1) are calculated separately.

Damus (662) may also be a first name.

Damus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Damus (Russian: Дамус) is carried by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Damús or Damùs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,559th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,049,366 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Damus are found; 67 percent are found in Caribbean and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 322,620th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 662 people.

It is most numerous in Haiti, where it is borne by 2,292 people, or 1 in 4,661. In Haiti Damus is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 51 percent are found, Nord, where 26 percent are found and Artibonite, where 22 percent are found. Beside Haiti it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Damus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Damus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Damus surname expanded 673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Damus surname are 19.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.37% registered with the party.

The amount Damus earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damús932/
Damùs931/
Dameus912,187/
Damous911,104/
Damhus91140/
Dahmus91113/
Deamus9161/
Damush9155/
Daimus9112/
Dhamus914/
Damuse914/
Daymus912/
Daumus911/
Dammus911/
Damusz911/
Damu895,092/
Damhuis831,795/
Dahmous83122/
Dammous8397/
Daimaus8321/
Damoush8318/
Damouss8310/
Dhamuse837/
Deamous834/
Damushe834/
Daemous833/
Damouse833/
Daamous831/
Damhaus830/
Dammu8010,171/
Damou804,491/
Demus803,157/
Daimu802,436/
Damos801,262/
Dhamu80897/
Damut80752/
Damau80573/
Daamu80322/
Damuh80291/
Domus80219/
Damui8085/
Damuy8079/
Damud8065/
Datmu8010/
Dameu808/
Damuu807/
Dasmu805/
Damuc805/
Dahmu802/
Ddamu802/
Daumu802/
Daymu801/
Deamu801/
Damhu801/
Dahmoush77114/
Damousse7715/
Daamoush774/
Dhamushe772/
Dhammuse771/
Dahmouse771/
Deamhuis771/
Damoushe771/
Damouh73612/
Dhammu73391/
Demeus73290/
Demusz73228/
Dammou73226/
Demush73184/
Dahmou73180/
Daymut7373/
Demuys7370/
Deamos7344/
Damoes7340/
Damosh7337/
Deamud7334/
Doymus7334/
Damaud7325/
Deemus7322/
Daimou7322/
Damoux7318/
Demuss7316/
Dahumu7316/
Dhamut7316/
Damudt7313/
Deimus7313/
Damouz7312/
Domush7310/
Demuhs7310/
Dahamu739/
Daamou739/
Dasmui737/
Dhamos736/
Damoos736/
Ddammu735/
Damoud735/
Daimos735/
Demaus735/
Domeus734/
Daimau734/
Damoss733/
Damutt733/
Dhamau733/
Domaus733/
Damgou733/
Dhamuu732/
Dammut732/
Damuce732/
Dommus732/
Daymos732/
Dammau732/
Damahu731/
Daammu731/
Dammud731/
Dammuu731/
Damouj731/
Demmus731/
Demuis731/
Doomus731/
Daimui731/
Daumos731/
Dasmou731/
Daymou731/
Dammos731/
Daamos731/
Démusz731/
Domuse731/
Datmut731/
Damouy731/
Doumus730/
Daymud730/
Dameut730/
Doemus730/
Domu67956/
Dahmouh67380/
Dehmous67244/
Dahamou67217/
Dahmoud67174/
Dasmuth6783/
Damouth6768/
Damhaut6761/
Damó6753/
Damoose6724/
Damouch6711/
Dahmouz679/
Damoudt677/
Dahmosh674/
Doumous673/
Dosmeus672/
Doumush672/
Dahamut671/
Daymuce671/
Domhaus671/
Damoudh671/
Damouha671/
Dammaud671/
Dhammud671/
Datmuut671/
Dohmush671/
Demoush670/
Daymuth670/

Damus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damus in the Russian language
Дамусdamus-

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Footnotes

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