Damus Surname
Approximately 3,556 people bear this surname
Damus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2,292 | 1:4,661 | 587 |
| Indonesia | 339 | 1:390,116 | 33,199 |
| United States | 303 | 1:1,196,234 | 85,175 |
| Argentina | 158 | 1:270,528 | 21,773 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Paraguay | 58 | 1:124,771 | 2,739 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Romania | 44 | 1:456,315 | 35,605 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
The alternate forms: Damús (2) & Damùs (1) are calculated separately.
Damus (662) may also be a first name.
Damus Demographics
Average Damus Salary in
United States
$49,018 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Damus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Damus (Russian: Дамус) is found most in Haiti. It can be found as: Damús or Damùs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Damus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Damus is the 127,559th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,049,366 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Damus reside; 67 percent reside in Caribbean and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 322,620th most numerous first name in the world, held by 662 people.
The last name Damus is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is carried by 2,292 people, or 1 in 4,661. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 51 percent reside, Nord, where 26 percent reside and Artibonite, where 22 percent reside. Besides Haiti Damus exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Damus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Damus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Damus surname grew 673 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Damus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Damus surname are 19.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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
Damus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damus in the Russian language | ||
| Дамус | damus | - |
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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
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- 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 Damus
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