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

The surname Ama (Arabic: امع, Bengali: অমা, Georgian: ამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﻪ, Hindi: आमा, Marathi: अमा, Oriya: ଆମା, Tibetan: ཨ་མ།) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant: Amà, Amá or Amā. For other possible spellings of Ama click here.

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

The last name is the 7,459^th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 95,594 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Ama live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ama is also the 5,612^th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 186,895 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19,694 people, or 1 in 8,995. In Nigeria Ama is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 24 percent reside, Imo, where 13 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 108 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 13 percent reside.

Ama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ama last name expanded 3,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 10,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ama surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ama earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $22,763,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.31% less than the national average, earning $45,552 CAD per year.