Jama Forename
8,607th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 119,890 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somaliland
Jama Forename Definition:
A Sanskrit name, meaning: Daughter.
Jama Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | - | 30,716 | 1:440 | 69 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 20,501 | 1:171 | 29 |
| India | 56% | 17,914 | 1:67,817 | 8,772 |
| Ethiopia | 86% | 15,374 | 1:6,346 | 1,003 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 13,129 | 1:14,804 | 1,379 |
| Indonesia | 61% | 4,480 | 1:57,581 | 7,114 |
| Iran | 100% | 3,502 | 1:22,415 | 1,205 |
| United States | 85% | 2,641 | 1:137,273 | 5,538 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,181 | 1:17,335 | 1,813 |
| Kenya | - | 1,800 | 1:25,726 | 2,284 |
| Morocco | 100% | 983 | 1:34,943 | 1,709 |
| Uzbekistan | 91% | 854 | 1:36,050 | 1,768 |
| Afghanistan | 62% | 778 | 1:41,933 | 2,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| South Africa | 93% | 513 | 1:106,301 | 8,442 |
| Tajikistan | 91% | 438 | 1:19,121 | 1,414 |
| Nigeria | 79% | 437 | 1:406,326 | 13,632 |
| Malaysia | 65% | 335 | 1:90,895 | 6,550 |
| Nepal | 58% | 331 | 1:86,065 | 5,053 |
| Djibouti | - | 304 | 1:3,012 | 384 |
| England | 52% | 277 | 1:200,733 | 5,922 |
| Canada | 100% | 204 | 1:162,418 | 6,730 |
| Egypt | 100% | 152 | 1:604,611 | 14,932 |
| Philippines | 64% | 152 | 1:697,431 | 21,111 |
| DR Congo | 90% | 137 | 1:538,888 | 18,632 |
| Sweden | 95% | 112 | 1:88,017 | 3,932 |
| Russia | 85% | 110 | 1:1,311,215 | 10,247 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 86 | 1:94,794 | 8,737 |
| Liberia | 97% | 81 | 1:54,470 | 2,815 |
| Uganda | 52% | 65 | 1:630,106 | 13,203 |
| Norway | 100% | 58 | 1:88,488 | 3,003 |
| Azerbaijan | 93% | 57 | 1:169,174 | 5,867 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 57 | 1:926,111 | 19,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 88% | 48 | 1:321,330 | 16,770 |
| Niger | 85% | 46 | 1:417,043 | 9,025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 36 | 1:165,924 | 8,783 |
| Qatar | 100% | 31 | 1:76,439 | 9,122 |
| Burkina Faso | 78% | 26 | 1:706,903 | 21,562 |
| Belgium | 95% | 25 | 1:459,602 | 7,725 |
| Denmark | - | 23 | 1:245,630 | 5,032 |
| Germany | 60% | 17 | 1:5,686,934 | 22,131 |
| Brazil | 100% | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Netherlands | 88% | 15 | 1:1,126,806 | 18,347 |
| Spain | 100% | 14 | 1:3,323,569 | 14,016 |
| Haiti | - | 13 | 1:825,150 | 13,703 |
| Taiwan | - | 13 | 1:1,828,437 | 49,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Kazakhstan | 60% | 10 | 1:1,774,684 | 14,586 |
| Thailand | 57% | 10 | 1:7,006,581 | 112,087 |
| Ghana | 100% | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 8 | 1:72,620 | 4,185 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Wales | 83% | 8 | 1:386,789 | 5,520 |
| Congo | 50% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Finland | 60% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Italy | 60% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Georgia | 57% | 5 | 1:747,693 | 11,698 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Mexico | 67% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Marshall Islands | 50% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 72% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
Jama (327,843) may also be a surname.
Jama Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Sanskrit name, meaning: Daughter.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Jama Forename Popularity
Jama Demographics
Average Male Jama Height
173.76 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 38 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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