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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ameja is the 402,148th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ameja are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most widely held forename in the world, held by 165 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 688 people, or 1 in 56,743. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Katakwi District, where 44 percent live, Amuria District, where 17 percent live and Kumi District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Ameja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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