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
The surname Amajama (Oriya: ଆମାଜାମା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amajama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amajama is the 568,972nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname Amajama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amajama are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amajama is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 28 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 320,911. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 72 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live and Taraba, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
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
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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 Amajama
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