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) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amadama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amadama live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 61 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon Amadama is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 46 percent are found, North Region, where 25 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
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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- 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 Amadama
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