Ayama Surname
Approximately 4,326 people bear this surname
Ayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,279 | 1:77,728 | 5,540 |
| Japan | 636 | 1:201,013 | 9,017 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Papua New Guinea | 201 | 1:40,566 | 4,927 |
| Cameroon | 186 | 1:111,662 | 12,987 |
| Ivory Coast | 161 | 1:143,300 | 6,774 |
| Congo | 77 | 1:64,793 | 5,717 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ayama (1,717) may also be a first name.
Ayama Demographics
Average Ayama Salary in
United States
$58,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayama (Bengali: আঁয়মা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻳﺎﻡ, Hindi: अयामा, Marathi: आयमा, Oriya: ଆୟାମା, Russian: Аяма) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ayama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ayama is the 107,768th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,684,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Ayama reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayama is also the 185,275th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,717 people.
The last name Ayama is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,279 people, or 1 in 77,728. In Nigeria Ayama is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 38 percent are found, Anambra, where 18 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 15 percent are found and Ghana, where 13 percent are found.
Ayama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
The amount Ayama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning $17,327,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ayama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻳﺎﻡ | ayam | - |
| Ayama in the Bengali language | ||
| আঁয়মা | amyama | - |
| Ayama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆୟାମା | ayama | 96 |
| ଆୟମା | ayama | 4 |
| Ayama in the Hindi language | ||
| अयामा | ayama | 50 |
| आयामा | ayama | 25 |
| ायम | ayama | 25 |
| Ayama in the Marathi language | ||
| आयमा | ayama | 46.15 |
| अयमा | ayama | 23.08 |
| आयामा | ayama | 15.38 |
| अयामा | ayama | 7.69 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 3.85 |
| यामा | yama | 3.85 |
| Ayama in the Russian language | ||
| Аяма | 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
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- 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 Ayama
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