Arama Surname
Approximately 28,472 people bear this surname
Arama Surname User-submission:
The Arama surname comes from a little village Arama in Spain (Basque country). Jews used to adopt as a surname the city where they came from.
Arama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 15,230 | 1:1,114 | 125 |
| Burkina Faso | 5,398 | 1:3,400 | 419 |
| Moldova | 1,773 | 1:2,009 | 241 |
| Romania | 1,501 | 1:13,376 | 1,714 |
| Algeria | 1,324 | 1:29,178 | 5,325 |
| Kenya | 572 | 1:80,734 | 7,443 |
| India | 367 | 1:2,090,096 | 70,731 |
| Yemen | 362 | 1:72,998 | 5,049 |
| France | 233 | 1:285,076 | 43,747 |
| Nigeria | 230 | 1:770,186 | 34,704 |
| Iran | 181 | 1:424,213 | 26,676 |
| Russia | 163 | 1:884,191 | 70,663 |
| Turkey | 139 | 1:559,866 | 30,777 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Ukraine | 63 | 1:722,582 | 75,033 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 1:3,030 | 708 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Aramă (620) & Aramà (1) are calculated separately.
Arama (4,178) may also be a first name.
Arama Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Arama surname comes from a little village Arama in Spain (Basque country). Jews used to adopt as a surname the city where they came from.
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Arama Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Arama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arama (Arabic: لعرامي, Georgian: არამა, Hindi: अरमा, Marathi: अरमा, Oriya: ଆରାମା, Russian: Арама) occurs more in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Aramă or Aramà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arama? popularity and diffusion
Arama is the 19,308th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 255,955 people. The surname Arama is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Arama reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Mande Africa. Arama is also the 107,394th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,178 people.
Arama is most common in Mali, where it is held by 15,230 people, or 1 in 1,114. Besides Mali this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 19 percent are found and Moldova, where 6 percent are found.
Arama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Arama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arama last name grew 2,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Arama last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Arama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 29.42% less than the national average, earning $16,024,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.8% more than the national average, earning $54,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $44,116 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arama in the Georgian language | ||
| არამა | arama | - |
| Arama in the Hindi language | ||
| अरमा | arama | 33.33 |
| आरामा | arama | 25.93 |
| आरमा | arama | 25.93 |
| अरामा | arama | 9.26 |
| आराम | arama | 3.7 |
| ारामा | arama | 1.85 |
| Arama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରାମା | arama | 25.45 |
| ଏରାମା | erama | 23.64 |
| ଆରମା | arama | 18.18 |
| ଅରମା | arama | 16.36 |
| ଆରାମ | arama | 5.45 |
| ଏରାମ | erama | 5.45 |
| ଆରମାା | aramaa | 1.82 |
| ଆାମା | aama | 1.82 |
| Arama in the Marathi language | ||
| अरमा | arama | 23.08 |
| एरमा | erama | 23.08 |
| अरामा | arama | 15.38 |
| अरशद | arasada | 7.69 |
| अरमेा | aramea | 7.69 |
| आरमा | arama | 7.69 |
| अरमान | aramana | 7.69 |
| अेारमा | aearama | 7.69 |
| Arama in the Russian language | ||
| Арама | arama | - |
| Arama in the Arabic language | ||
| لعرامي | lramy | - |
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