Jamea Surname
Approximately 5,741 people bear this surname
Jamea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,752 | 1:9,602 | 1,215 |
| Jordan | 988 | 1:8,950 | 1,681 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Palestine | 248 | 1:18,342 | 3,027 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Kuwait | 183 | 1:20,769 | 2,798 |
| Iraq | 126 | 1:277,950 | 5,710 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| United Arab Emirates | 106 | 1:86,437 | 7,875 |
| Syria | 87 | 1:221,851 | 4,134 |
| Oman | 34 | 1:108,470 | 3,196 |
| Mauritania | 33 | 1:124,087 | 7,273 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Tunisia | 15 | 1:40,708 | 5,720 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Jamea (10,548) may also be a first name.
Jamea Demographics
Average Jamea Salary in
United States
$49,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jamea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamea (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻣﻊ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jamea is the 84,196th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,269,386 people. Jamea is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Jamea are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Jamea is also the 59,123rd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 10,548 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 2,752 people, or 1 in 9,602. In Yemen Jamea is mostly concentrated in: Abyan Governorate, where 28 percent reside, Al Bayda Governorate, where 19 percent reside and Hadramaut Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Besides Yemen this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside.
Jamea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Jamea last name is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
Jamea earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamea in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻣﻊ | jam | 88.89 |
| ﺟﻤﻌﺔ | jmt | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ | aljam | 5.56 |
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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 Jamea
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