Jaama Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Jaama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| Somaliland | 210 | 1:16,668 | 804 |
| Estonia | 73 | 1:18,107 | 3,073 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Jaama (1,162) may also be a first name.
Jaama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jaama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻣﻊ, Hindi: जौमा, Marathi: जामा) occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 491,125th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Jaama reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Jaama is also the 233,099th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,162 people.
The surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Excluding Somalia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Somaliland, where 31 percent are found and Estonia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jaama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻣﻊ | jam | - |
| Jaama in the Hindi language | ||
| जौमा | jauma | - |
| Jaama in the Marathi language | ||
| जामा | jama | - |
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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 Jaama
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