Azama Surname
Approximately 23,192 people bear this surname
Azama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 16,528 | 1:4,470 | 518 |
| Nigeria | 4,188 | 1:42,298 | 3,331 |
| Japan | 1,121 | 1:114,045 | 6,521 |
| Uganda | 267 | 1:146,215 | 13,059 |
| United States | 262 | 1:1,383,431 | 95,756 |
| Ivory Coast | 134 | 1:172,173 | 7,731 |
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| Peru | 93 | 1:341,765 | 11,933 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| El Salvador | 72 | 1:88,110 | 1,558 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Azamâ (2) are calculated separately.
Azama (7,120) may also be a first name.
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Azama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Azama (Arabic: عزامي, Hindi: आजमा, Marathi: आजमा, Russian: Азама) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Azamâ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,364th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 314,227 people. The last name Azama is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Azama live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Azama is also the 76,754th most common first name globally. It is borne by 7,120 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 16,528 people, or 1 in 4,470. Barring The DR Congo Azama is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Japan, where 5 percent reside.
Azama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Azama last name is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Azama surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Azama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,756 per year; in United States they earn 28.18% more than the national average, earning $55,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning $33,517 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azama in the Marathi language | ||
| आजमा | ajama | 95.96 |
| अजमा | ajama | 1.01 |
| आसमा | asama | 1.01 |
| आजम | ajama | 1.01 |
| Azama in the Hindi language | ||
| आजमा | ajama | 37.5 |
| अजमा | ajama | 37.5 |
| आजामा | ajama | 12.5 |
| आज़मा | azama | 12.5 |
| Azama in the Russian language | ||
| Азама | azama | - |
| Azama in the Arabic language | ||
| عزامي | zamy | - |
| يزامي | yzamy | - |
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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 Azama
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