Itama Surname
Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname
Itama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 905 | 1:195,738 | 11,780 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| Papua New Guinea | 159 | 1:51,281 | 6,448 |
| Uganda | 143 | 1:273,002 | 19,668 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Japan | 38 | 1:3,364,324 | 34,461 |
| Venezuela | 36 | 1:839,002 | 13,477 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
The alternate forms: Itamá (2) are calculated separately.
Itama (1,700) may also be a first name.
Itama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Itama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Itama (Arabic: يتاما, Hindi: ितमा, Marathi: इतमा, Oriya: ଇତମା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Itamá. Click here for other potential spellings of Itama.
How Common Is The Last Name Itama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Itama is the 242,504th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,427,428 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Itama are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 186,410th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 1,700 people.
The surname Itama is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 905 people, or 1 in 195,738. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 35 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 23 percent live and Delta, where 19 percent live. Besides Nigeria Itama is found in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Itama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Itama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇତମା | itama | - |
| Itama in the Marathi language | ||
| इतमा | itama | 81.82 |
| फाितमा | phaitama | 9.09 |
| इतामा | itama | 9.09 |
| Itama in the Hindi language | ||
| ितमा | itama | 76.92 |
| ितम | itama | 15.38 |
| ितमाा | itamaa | 7.69 |
| Itama in the Arabic language | ||
| يتاما | ytama | - |
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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 Itama
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