Amelama Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Amelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Amelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amelama occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amelama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amelama is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Amelama is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Amelama reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Amelama is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Amelama is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and Togo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amalama | 86 | 55 | / |
| Amilama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ameloma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amolama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emelamma | 80 | 19 | / |
| Amelemah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Amalamma | 80 | 15 | / |
| Amilamat | 80 | 6 | / |
| Amailama | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hamalama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ammalama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amilamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asmilamad | 75 | 44 | / |
| Ammalamma | 75 | 20 | / |
| Emmelamma | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hemelamma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ahamalama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aimalaema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ammilamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamilamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omelame | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ammallamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Emelema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amoloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emilama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omalama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emalama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ammailamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omelema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omilama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amalamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amelome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamalamo | 67 | 173 | / |
| Emalamma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emilamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omolamai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahamaailama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emalaema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emolamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemalama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amelama
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