Amadama Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amadama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amadama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amadama in the Oriya language
ଆମାଡାମାamadama83.33
ଆମାଡ଼ାମାamarama16.67

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Footnotes

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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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