Jamaka Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Jamaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Jamaka (770) may also be a first name.
Jamaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jamaka (Hindi: जमका, Marathi: जमका, Oriya: ଜମକା) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jamaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Jamaka live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jamaka is also the 295,787th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 770 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Jamaka is most frequent in: Plateau, where 74 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Ondo, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaka in the Hindi language | ||
| जमका | jamaka | 97.34 |
| जमाका | jamaka | 2.13 |
| जामका | jamaka | 0.53 |
| Jamaka in the Marathi language | ||
| जमका | jamaka | 75 |
| जामका | jamaka | 25 |
| Jamaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜମକା | jamaka | 60 |
| ଜାମାକା | jamaka | 40 |
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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 Jamaka
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