Namaa Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Namaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 202 | 1:228,613 | 16,073 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Namaa (1,661) may also be a first name.
Namaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namaa (Arabic: نعماي, Hindi: नमअ, Marathi: नमा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namaa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 876,631st most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. Namaa occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Namaa reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Namaa is also the 188,949th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,661 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Namaa exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namaa in the Hindi language | ||
| नमअ | nama'a | - |
| Namaa in the Marathi language | ||
| नमा | nama | 50 |
| नामा | nama | 33.33 |
| नमाए | nama'e | 16.67 |
| Namaa in the Arabic language | ||
| نعماي | nmay | - |
| ناميا | namya | - |
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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 Namaa
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