Amajah Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Amajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amajah (25) may also be a first name.
Amajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amajah (Hindi: अमजह, Marathi: अमजह, Oriya: ଅମଜହ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Amajah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amajah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amajah is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Amajah are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amajah is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 25 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Ogun, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amajah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amajah in the Hindi language | ||
| अमजह | amajaha | - |
| Amajah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମଜହ | amajaha | - |
| Amajah in the Marathi language | ||
| अमजह | amajaha | 83.33 |
| अमजहार | amajahara | 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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- 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 Amajah
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