View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Adama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Adama (Arabic: اداما, Bengali: আদামা, Georgian: ადამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩﻡ, Hindi: अडमा, Marathi: अडमा, Oriya: ଆଦାମା, Russian: Адама) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms: Adamã. Click here to see other possible spellings of Adama.

How Common Is The Last Name Adama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Adama is the 4,920^th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 63,462 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Adama live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adama is also the 543^rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 1,405,725 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43,148 people, or 1 in 4,105. In Nigeria Adama is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 30 percent are found, Benue, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Adama exists in 90 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Adama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Adama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Adama last name grew 964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Adama surname is principally Muslim (59%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Adama are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,919 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning R 92,772 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $48,733 CAD per year.