Alamata Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Alamata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alamata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Alamata (3,504) may also be a first name.

Alamata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alamata is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alamata.

How Common Is The Last Name Alamata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Alamata are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 119,923rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 3,504 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Alamata is primarily found in: Abia, where 68 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 35 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alamata
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