Ameja Surname
Approximately 873 people bear this surname
Ameja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 688 | 1:56,743 | 6,679 |
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ameja (165) may also be a first name.
Ameja Demographics
Ameja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ameja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ameja (Hindi: आमेजा, Marathi: आमेजा) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 402,148th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname Ameja occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ameja live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ameja is also the 712,876th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 165 people.
Ameja is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 688 people, or 1 in 56,743. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Katakwi District, where 44 percent are found, Amuria District, where 17 percent are found and Kumi District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Ameja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameja in the Marathi language | ||
| आमेजा | ameja | - |
| Ameja in the Hindi language | ||
| आमेजा | ameja | 50 |
| अमेजा | ameja | 50 |
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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 Ameja
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