Nama Surname
Approximately 94,342 people bear this surname
Nama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41,770 | 1:18,364 | 1,441 |
| DR Congo | 25,229 | 1:2,928 | 324 |
| Cameroon | 5,007 | 1:4,148 | 497 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,875 | 1:3,765 | 464 |
| Indonesia | 2,715 | 1:48,711 | 5,476 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| South Africa | 1,970 | 1:27,501 | 3,516 |
| Pakistan | 1,766 | 1:101,157 | 3,207 |
| Philippines | 1,618 | 1:62,570 | 10,606 |
| Turkey | 1,247 | 1:62,407 | 5,946 |
| Thailand | 772 | 1:91,500 | 12,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 672 | 1:12,134 | 1,109 |
| Zambia | 541 | 1:29,297 | 3,030 |
| Nigeria | 507 | 1:349,394 | 18,879 |
| Ivory Coast | 413 | 1:55,863 | 3,349 |
| Mauritania | 295 | 1:13,881 | 1,324 |
| Benin | 282 | 1:36,651 | 4,737 |
| United States | 239 | 1:1,516,565 | 103,003 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Japan | 191 | 1:669,342 | 16,671 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iran | 145 | 1:529,535 | 30,787 |
| Zimbabwe | 99 | 1:155,942 | 19,667 |
| Cambodia | 87 | 1:178,013 | 2,925 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Lesotho | 80 | 1:25,407 | 5,059 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Afghanistan | 71 | 1:452,862 | 6,011 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| United Arab Emirates | 58 | 1:157,970 | 11,714 |
| Congo | 57 | 1:87,528 | 7,379 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
The alternate forms: Ñama (1) are calculated separately.
Nama (50,173) may also be a first name.
Nama Demographics
Average Male Nama Height
170.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nama (Arabic: نعمع, Bengali: নমঃ, Georgian: ნამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: नामा, Marathi: नामा, Oriya: ନମା, Russian: Нама, Tibetan: ན་མ་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ñama. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nama? popularity and diffusion
Nama is the 5,974th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,246 people. Nama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Nama are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nama is also the 18,441st most frequent forename globally, held by 50,173 people.
This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 41,770 people, or 1 in 18,364. In India it is primarily found in: Tripura, where 61 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account India Nama is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Nama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nama has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nama last name grew 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nama are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.
The amount Nama earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning R 131,580 per year; in United States they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $42,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.85% less than the national average, earning $39,325 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nama in the Georgian language | ||
| ნამა | nama | - |
| Nama in the Marathi language | ||
| नामा | nama | 92.91 |
| नमा | nama | 6.89 |
| नाम | nama | 0.17 |
| Nama in the Bengali language | ||
| নমঃ | namah | 91.49 |
| নম | nama | 8.15 |
| ণম | nama | 0.19 |
| নামঃ | namah | 0.07 |
| নাম | nama | 0.02 |
| নামা | nama | 0.01 |
| নমহ্ | namah | 0.01 |
| লমঃ | lamah | 0.01 |
| দাস | dasa | 0.01 |
| নমা | nama | 0.01 |
| Nama in the Hindi language | ||
| नामा | nama | 91.46 |
| नमा | nama | 7.14 |
| नम | nama | 0.38 |
| नेमा | nema | 0.27 |
| नाया | naya | 0.05 |
| िनमा | inama | 0.05 |
| Nama in the Tibetan language | ||
| ན་མ་ | nama | 66.67 |
| ན་མ། | nama | 33.33 |
| Nama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନମା | nama | 40.95 |
| ନାମ | nama | 33.33 |
| ନାମା | nama | 17.14 |
| ନମ | nama | 5.71 |
| ରମା | rama | 0.95 |
| Nama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻣﻪ | namh | 27.88 |
| ﻧﺎﻡ | nam | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ | alnmh | 9.62 |
| ﻧﺎﻣﺎ | nama | 8.65 |
| ﻧﻌﻤﻪ | nmh | 7.69 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻪ | alnamh | 4.81 |
| ﻧﺎﻣﺔ | namt | 3.85 |
| ﻧﻤﺎ | nma | 1.92 |
| ﺍﻧﺎﻣﻪ | anamh | 0.96 |
| Nama in the Russian language | ||
| Нама | nama | - |
| Nama in the Arabic language | ||
| نعمع | nm | - |
| نماء | nma | - |
| نعما | nma | - |
| نما | nma | - |
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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 Nama
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