Amadama Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Amadama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 138 | 1:150,500 | 16,554 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Amadama (61) may also be a first name.
Amadama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amadama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amadama (Oriya: ଆମାଡାମା) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amadama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amadama are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Amadama is also the 1,257,960th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 46 percent live, North Region, where 25 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 15 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amadama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amadama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାଡାମା | amadama | 83.33 |
| ଆମାଡ଼ାମା | amarama | 16.67 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amadama
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