View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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

The last name Adama (Arabic: اداما, Bengali: আদামা, Georgian: ადამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩﻡ, Hindi: अडमा, Marathi: अडमा, Oriya: ଆଦାମା, Russian: Адама) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Adamã. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 4,920^th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 63,462 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Adama reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adama is also the 543^rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 1,405,725 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43,148 people, or 1 in 4,105. In Nigeria Adama is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 30 percent reside, Benue, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Adama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Adama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adama last name rose 964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (59%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adama surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.67% being registered with 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.