Damwa Surname

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

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Damwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Damwa (94) may also be a first name.

Damwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Damwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Damwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Damwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damwa is the 2,121,169th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Damwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Damwa are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Damwa is also the 980,251st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 94 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Not including The DR Congo Damwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damwua91111/
Damwat9155/
Dhamwa916/
Damwai914/
Damwash8322/
Datimwa831/
Damba8037,595/
Domwa801,463/
Danwa80476/
Demwa80106/
Damua8079/
Damwe8026/
Damwo8014/
Damwi801/
Dasimwai779/
Dahtemwa771/
Ddamba732,270/
Dambaa73469/
Dhamba73391/
Dambay73294/
Dambai73289/
Daimba73136/
Dhanwa73101/
Dambha7373/
Dambea7350/
Danway7347/
Damuay7342/
Deamba7334/
Dhamwe7329/
Damwes7329/
Dambau7321/
Daamba7315/
Danwah7311/
Demwah7310/
Doumwa7310/
Danwai738/
Danwat738/
Damvad737/
Daimua736/
Danwua736/
Damvaa734/
Daymua733/
Damuat732/
Dannwa732/
Deamua732/
Damuas732/
Dahmba731/
Domwai731/
Domwah731/
Danmba731/
Damuae731/
D'Amba731/
Dhemwa731/
Demmwa731/
Danwau731/
Dammua731/
Danwad731/
Damvat731/
Dhamua731/
Demway730/
Dhateemwa711/
Dambhay67354/
Dhanwai67124/
Dambhai6728/
Dainway6715/
Dhanway679/
Dambeau678/
Dhambai677/
Damweth676/
Daumbai674/
Dahnway672/
Danwhea671/
Daambaa671/
Danwuah671/
Daymuah671/
Ddaamba671/
Daanwua671/
Damwest671/
Daumbay671/
Dhamvay671/
Dammbay671/
Damouha671/
Dambaah671/
Danmbai671/
Danwach671/
Damvays670/
Damwood670/

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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 Damwa
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