View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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

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

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

The last name Ama is the 7,459^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 95,594 people. The 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. It is also the 5,612^th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 186,895 people.

The last name Ama is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,694 people, or 1 in 8,995. In Nigeria Ama is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 24 percent reside, Imo, where 13 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from 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 prevalency of Ama has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 10,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ama last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ama last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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.