Majema Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Majema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Majema (319) may also be a first name.
Majema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Majema (Hindi: मजेमा, Marathi: मेमन) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Majema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Majema is the 1,736,881st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Majema occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Majema reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Majema is also the 491,536th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 319 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 86 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majema in the Hindi language | ||
| मजेमा | majema | - |
| Majema in the Marathi language | ||
| मेमन | memana | 33.33 |
| माजेमा | majema | 33.33 |
| मजेमा | majema | 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
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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 Majema
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