Hamadama Surname
Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname
Hamadama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,654 | 1:7,826 | 1,003 |
| Nigeria | 246 | 1:720,093 | 33,031 |
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Hamadama (5,086) may also be a first name.
Hamadama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamadama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamadama is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamadama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 150,074th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,477,914 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamadama reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Hamadama is also the 95,203rd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 5,086 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,654 people, or 1 in 7,826. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 66 percent are found, North Region, where 17 percent are found and East Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Hamadama
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