Ijama Surname
Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname
Ijama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 740 | 1:38,488 | 1,325 |
| Nigeria | 313 | 1:565,951 | 27,462 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ijama (131) may also be a first name.
Ijama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijama (Hindi: िजम, Marathi: ईजाम, Oriya: ଇଜାମା) is found in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ijama.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 342,798th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. Ijama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Ijama reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ijama is also the 811,108th most widespread first name on earth, held by 131 people.
It is most widely held in Nepal, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 38,488. In Nepal Ijama is most prevalent in: Mechi, where 89 percent are found, Koshi, where 8 percent are found and Bagmati, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nepal it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ijama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ijama in the Marathi language | ||
| ईजाम | ijama | - |
| Ijama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଜାମା | ijama | 50 |
| ଇଜମା | ijama | 50 |
| Ijama in the Hindi language | ||
| िजम | ijama | 36.36 |
| इजमा | ijama | 27.27 |
| ईजमा | ijama | 18.18 |
| इजामा | ijama | 9.09 |
| िजमा | ijama | 9.09 |
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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 Ijama
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