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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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Adamã. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 4,920^th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 63,462 people. Adama 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 commonly held given name globally It is held by 1,405,725 people.

Adama is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 43,148 people, or 1 in 4,105. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 30 percent are found, Benue, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Adama is found 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 incidence of Adama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adama surname increased 964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adama Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

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