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
Ayama Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name 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 can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 107,768th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,684,592 people. The surname Ayama is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ayama are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayama is also the 185,275th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,717 people.
The surname Ayama is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,279 people, or 1 in 77,728. In Nigeria Ayama is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 38 percent live, Anambra, where 18 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 15 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.
Ayama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ayama surname is chiefly 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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- 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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