Damuwa Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Damuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Damuwa (48) may also be a first name.
Damuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Damuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Damuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Damuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Damuwa live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damuwa is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Damuwa is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 88 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damuwai | 92 | 4 | / |
| Damouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Demuwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Damiwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Damubai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Damouwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dahmiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Domouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Domauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damuvha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damubhai | 71 | 86 | / |
| Damuwesh | 71 | 14 | / |
| Dhamubai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dammubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doumouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daimouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Damiwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Damube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dameuve | 62 | 24 | / |
| Damieva | 62 | 19 | / |
| Damowei | 62 | 7 | / |
| Damouvi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Demiwai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Domusuah | 57 | 21 | / |
| Daumowei | 57 | 7 | / |
| Doumouwo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Damoubou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Domowo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Damuwa
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