Amajama Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Amajama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 552 | 1:320,911 | 17,648 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Amajama (28) may also be a first name.
Amajama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amajama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amajama (Oriya: ଆମାଜାମା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Amajama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amajama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 568,972nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amajama reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 28 people.
The surname Amajama is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 320,911. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 72 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found and Taraba, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amajamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amajaama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hamajama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ammajamma | 88 | 60 | / |
| Amazama | 86 | 162 | / |
| Amayama | 86 | 51 | / |
| Amajuma | 86 | 35 | / |
| Amaiama | 86 | 20 | / |
| Amasama | 86 | 7 | / |
| Amajema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amacama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ammajjamma | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ahmadjamah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamajima | 80 | 9,414 | / |
| Hamayama | 80 | 480 | / |
| Hamasama | 80 | 51 | / |
| Amayamma | 80 | 15 | / |
| Amaiamma | 80 | 8 | / |
| Amasamma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amojamma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hammajma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amasaama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaima | 77 | 50 | / |
| Amauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ammayamma | 75 | 239 | / |
| Amadjouma | 75 | 93 | / |
| Hamaasama | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ammojamma | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ammaiamma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hamasamma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Amaijeoma | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ammasamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ammujamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamajouma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ammajimma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hammajuma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamadjouma | 71 | 205 | / |
| Amasoma | 71 | 129 | / |
| Hamahasama | 71 | 65 | / |
| Hamaima | 71 | 11 | / |
| Omajuma | 71 | 11 | / |
| Amojima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amijima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ahmayma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amujima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amayami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amejame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amazoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amajumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amayema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amaimma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amame | 67 | 738 | / |
| Amayameh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amamé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amasouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amazamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamajime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamayuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amazomas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amasomat | 67 | 1 | / |
Amajama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amajama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାଜାମା | amajama | 66.67 |
| ଆମାଯାମା | amayama | 33.33 |
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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 Amajama
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