Amama Surname
Approximately 5,031 people bear this surname
Amama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,942 | 1:91,217 | 6,332 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Philippines | 502 | 1:201,670 | 31,794 |
| Algeria | 460 | 1:83,982 | 13,097 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Cameroon | 163 | 1:127,418 | 14,439 |
| Uganda | 154 | 1:253,502 | 18,774 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Niger | 61 | 1:314,623 | 9,328 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Amama (6,742) may also be a first name.
Amama Demographics
Average Amama Salary in
United States
$50,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amama (Arabic: اماما, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: अमामा, Marathi: अमामा, Oriya: ଆମାମା, Russian: Амама) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amama is the 94,669th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,448,528 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Amama are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,514th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 6,742 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,942 people, or 1 in 91,217. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 42 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Amama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amama last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amama Last Name Statistics demography
Amama earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amama in the Hindi language | ||
| अमामा | amama | 80 |
| अम़मा | amama | 6.67 |
| अममा | amama | 6.67 |
| आममा | amama | 6.67 |
| Amama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାମା | amama | 75 |
| ଆମମା | amama | 25 |
| Amama in the Marathi language | ||
| अमामा | amama | 40 |
| एममा | emama | 20 |
| आमामा | amama | 20 |
| आममा | amama | 20 |
| Amama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 23.08 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 15.38 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺎ | amama | 15.38 |
| ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 15.38 |
| ﺁﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 7.69 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 7.69 |
| ﺁﻣﺎﻣﺎ | amama | 7.69 |
| ﺃﻣﻤﻪ | ammh | 7.69 |
| Amama in the Russian language | ||
| Амама | amama | - |
| Amama in the Arabic language | ||
| اماما | amama | - |
| اميما | amyma | - |
| امما | amma | - |
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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 Amama
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