Jamaya Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Jamaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Jamaya (271) may also be a first name.
Jamaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamaya (Hindi: जमाया, Marathi: जमाया, Oriya: ଜାମାୟା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Jamaya reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jamaya is also the 540,009th most widely held given name globally, held by 271 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 80 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found and Bihar, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaya in the Hindi language | ||
| जमाया | jamaya | - |
| Jamaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାମାୟା | jamaya | 76.92 |
| ଜମାୟା | jamaya | 7.69 |
| ଯାମାୟା | yamaya | 7.69 |
| ଜାାୟା | jaaya | 3.85 |
| ଜାମୟା | jamaya | 3.85 |
| Jamaya in the Marathi language | ||
| जमाया | jamaya | 66.67 |
| जमया | jamaya | 33.33 |
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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 Jamaya
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