Avama Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Avama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Avama (321) may also be a first name.
Avama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Avama (Marathi: अवमा) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Avama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Avama is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Avama is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Avama reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 42 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 489,856th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 321 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Avama is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 76 percent reside, Centre Region, where 6 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Avama is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 42 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Avama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avama in the Marathi language | ||
| अवमा | avama | 60 |
| आवमा | avama | 20 |
| अवामा | avama | 20 |
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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 Avama
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