Naama Surname
Approximately 4,988 people bear this surname
Naama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,405 | 1:11,346 | 1,988 |
| India | 287 | 1:2,672,702 | 83,436 |
| Syria | 257 | 1:75,101 | 3,121 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Jordan | 212 | 1:41,710 | 4,578 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Philippines | 111 | 1:912,056 | 82,078 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Yemen | 13 | 1:2,032,715 | 13,240 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Naàma (1) are calculated separately.
Naama (8,558) may also be a first name.
Naama Demographics
Naama Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Naama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naama (Arabic: نعامي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻋﻤﻪ, Hindi: नईमा, Marathi: नआमा, Oriya: ନଅମ, Russian: Наама) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also appear as a variant: Naàma. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naama is the 95,407th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,461,016 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Naama are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 72 percent are found in Mahgreb. Naama is also the 68,010th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 8,558 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 3,405 people, or 1 in 11,346. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Djelfa Province, where 83 percent live, Laghouat Province, where 10 percent live and Algiers Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Algeria this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Syria, where 5 percent live.
Naama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Naama last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Naama surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Naama earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $49,431 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଅମ | na'ama | - |
| Naama in the Hindi language | ||
| नईमा | na'ima | 94.74 |
| नाअमा | na'ama | 5.26 |
| Naama in the Marathi language | ||
| नआमा | na'ama | 50 |
| नामा | nama | 50 |
| Naama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻋﻤﻪ | alnamh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ | alnmh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ | alnmt | 16 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻋﻤﺔ | alnamt | 8 |
| ﻧﻌﻤﺔ | nmt | 8 |
| ﻧﻌﻢ | nm | 8 |
| ﻧﻌﺎﻣﻪ | namh | 8 |
| ﻧﺎﻋﻤﻪ | namh | 4 |
| ﻧﻌﻤﻪ | nmh | 4 |
| ﺍﻧﻌﺎﻡ | anam | 4 |
| Naama in the Russian language | ||
| Наама | naama | - |
| Naama in the Arabic language | ||
| نعامي | namy | - |
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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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- 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 Naama
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