Maajam Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Maajam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Maajam (18) may also be a first name.
Maajam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maajam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maajam (Hindi: माआजम, Marathi: मआजम, Oriya: ମଅଜମ୍) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maajam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Maajam reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally, borne by 18 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 95 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maajam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maajam in the Hindi language | ||
| माआजम | ma'ajama | - |
| Maajam in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଅଜମ୍ | ma'ajam | - |
| Maajam in the Marathi language | ||
| मआजम | ma'ajama | - |
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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 Maajam
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