Jamaika Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Jamaika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Jamaika (294) may also be a first name.
Jamaika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamaika (Georgian: ჯამაიკა, Hindi: जमैका, Marathi: जमैका) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Jamaika is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Jamaika are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 514,566th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 294 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Jamaika is primarily found in: Taraba, where 53 percent are found, Kogi, where 23 percent are found and Ondo, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Jamaika is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamaika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaika in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯამაიკა | jamaika | - |
| Jamaika in the Hindi language | ||
| जमैका | jamaika | - |
| Jamaika in the Marathi language | ||
| जमैका | jamaika | - |
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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 Jamaika
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