Andama Surname
Approximately 13,911 people bear this surname
Andama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12,481 | 1:3,128 | 545 |
| Papua New Guinea | 474 | 1:17,202 | 1,729 |
| Kenya | 377 | 1:122,493 | 10,228 |
| Philippines | 343 | 1:295,155 | 42,114 |
| Pakistan | 84 | 1:2,126,713 | 19,920 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Andama (1,852) may also be a first name.
Andama Demographics
Andama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Andama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Andama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Andama (Oriya: ଆାମା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Andama.
How Common Is The Last Name Andama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Andama is the 37,854th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 523,869 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Andama reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Andama is also the 177,067th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,852 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 12,481 people, or 1 in 3,128. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 53 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 14 percent are found and Maracha District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Andama occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Andama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Andama last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Andama earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Andama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Andama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆାମା | aama | - |
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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 Andama
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