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 more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 491,125th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Jaama live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Jaama is also the 233,099th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,162 people.
Jaama is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Barring Somalia it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 31 percent live and Estonia, where 11 percent live.
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
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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 Jaama
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