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
The surname Amadja (Arabic: اماجا) is most common in Benin. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Amadja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amadja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Amadja live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 86 percent reside and Mono Department, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Benin it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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