Amadja Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Amadja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Amadja (19) may also be a first name.
Amadja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amadja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amadja (Arabic: اماجا) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amadja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amadja is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Amadja reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin it is mostly found in: Plateau Department, where 86 percent live and Mono Department, where 14 percent live. Outside of Benin it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amadja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amadja in the Arabic language | ||
| اماجا | amaja | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Amadja
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