Jamaa Surname
Approximately 15,694 people bear this surname
Jamaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,094 | 1:34,775 | 2,840 |
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Kenya | 2,051 | 1:22,516 | 2,561 |
| Morocco | 1,261 | 1:27,340 | 4,350 |
| Somalia | 1,078 | 1:12,479 | 828 |
| Jordan | 741 | 1:11,933 | 2,103 |
| Iraq | 262 | 1:133,670 | 3,639 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| United Arab Emirates | 156 | 1:58,733 | 5,781 |
| Yemen | 151 | 1:175,002 | 8,083 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Philippines | 77 | 1:1,314,782 | 98,554 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Mongolia | 58 | 1:48,712 | 4,102 |
| Mauritania | 56 | 1:73,123 | 4,924 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Jamaâ (2) are calculated separately.
Jamaa (10,280) may also be a first name.
Jamaa Demographics
Jamaa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jamaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jamaa (Arabic: جمعي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻣﻊ, Hindi: जमाअ, Marathi: जमँा, Oriya: ମହ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Jamaâ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,819th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 464,352 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jamaa are found; 35 percent are found in North Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 60,141st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 10,280 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,094 people, or 1 in 34,775. In Nigeria Jamaa is most numerous in: Katsina, where 94 percent reside, Kaduna, where 2 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.
Jamaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Traditional African (98%) in Nigeria.
Jamaa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaa in the Hindi language | ||
| जमाअ | jama'a | - |
| Jamaa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହ | maha | - |
| Jamaa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻣﻊ | jam | 87.23 |
| ﺟﻤﻌﻪ | jmh | 4.26 |
| ﺟﻤﻊ | jm | 4.26 |
| ﺟﻤﻌﺔ | jmt | 2.13 |
| ﺟﻤﺎﻋﻪ | jmah | 2.13 |
| Jamaa in the Marathi language | ||
| जमँा | jamama | 50 |
| जामा | jama | 25 |
| जमाअ | jama'a | 25 |
| Jamaa in the Arabic language | ||
| جمعي | jmy | - |
| جمعا | jma | - |
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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 Jamaa
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