Mariama Surname
Approximately 13,010 people bear this surname
Mariama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5,413 | 1:3,546 | 342 |
| Burkina Faso | 3,261 | 1:5,628 | 624 |
| Comoros | 928 | 1:808 | 119 |
| Ivory Coast | 793 | 1:29,094 | 2,000 |
| Indonesia | 697 | 1:189,741 | 18,149 |
| Cameroon | 596 | 1:34,847 | 4,698 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Guinea | 14 | 1:845,273 | 1,273 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Mariamá (1) are calculated separately.
Mariama (1,097,661) may also be a first name.
Mariama Demographics
Average Mariama Salary in
United States
$33,172 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mariama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mariama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mariama (Arabic: مرياما, Bengali: মরিয়মা, Georgian: მარიამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ, Hindi: मरीअमा, Marathi: मरीअमा, Oriya: ମାରିଆମା) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mariamá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mariama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mariama is the 40,301st most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,150 people. The surname Mariama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mariama are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mariama is also the 783rd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,097,661 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 5,413 people, or 1 in 3,546. In Niger Mariama is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 54 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Niger Mariama exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent live and Comoros, where 7 percent live.
Mariama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mariama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mariama surname expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mariama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mariama are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Mariama earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mariama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mariama in the Georgian language | ||
| მარიამა | mariama | - |
| Mariama in the Bengali language | ||
| মরিয়মা | mariyama | - |
| Mariama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରିଆମା | mari'ama | 80.7 |
| ମରିଆମା | mari'ama | 7.02 |
| ମାରୀଆମା | mari'ama | 3.51 |
| ମରିଅମା | mari'ama | 3.51 |
| ମରୀଆମା | mari'ama | 1.75 |
| ମାରିୟାନା | mariyana | 1.75 |
| ମାରିଆସ | mari'asa | 1.75 |
| Mariama in the Hindi language | ||
| मरीअमा | mari'ama | 75 |
| मरयमा | marayama | 25 |
| Mariama in the Marathi language | ||
| मरीअमा | mari'ama | 52.17 |
| मारीअमा | mari'ama | 34.78 |
| मरीआमा | mari'ama | 8.7 |
| मारीआमा | mari'ama | 4.35 |
| Mariama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ | mryam | 32.73 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ | mryamh | 29.14 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻢ | mrym | 15.83 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺎ | mryama | 7.91 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﻪ | mrymh | 7.19 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﺎ | mryma | 2.88 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﺎﻣﺎ | maryama | 1.8 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﺎﻡ | maryam | 1.08 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﺔ | mrymt | 0.36 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺔ | mryamt | 0.36 |
| ﺍﻣﺮﻳﻢ | amrym | 0.36 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﺎﻣﻪ | mrymamh | 0.36 |
| Mariama in the Arabic language | ||
| مرياما | mryama | - |
| مريما | mryma | - |
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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
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