Namama Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Namama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5421:326,83217,905
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
India641:11,985,397216,293
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Niger271:710,81516,981
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Namama (272) may also be a first name.

Namama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Namama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Namama (Arabic: نعمامي, Hindi: नम़मा, Marathi: नाममा) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Namama.

How Common Is The Last Name Namama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 444,536th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,488,992 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Namama are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 538,995th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 272 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 542 people, or 1 in 326,832. In Nigeria Namama is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 37 percent live, Kano, where 15 percent live and Bauchi, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Namama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namamat92123/
Ngamama9254/
Namamma9214/
Namamai925/
Namaima925/
Namamad924/
Namaema924/
Namauma922/
Namamah922/
Namamas921/
Namamau921/
Gnamama921/
Naimama921/
Namaimai8613/
Namahmad862/
Nahamama862/
Naumaima861/
Namaymah861/
Namatmad861/
Nnamaema861/
Namahama861/
Namame83814/
Namami83597/
Namoma83392/
Namema83212/
Nemama83133/
Namamo8328/
Nomama8327/
Namaimaya801/
Naimaimai801/
Ngomama7798/
Nnamami7751/
Namamou7745/
Ngamami7720/
Namooma777/
Namammi774/
Nomamma774/
Nemamea771/
Namamgi771/
Nemaema771/
Nemauma771/
Neamami771/
Nemamai771/
Nameema771/
Noumama771/
Najmami771/
Nameima771/
Namgamo771/
Nammema771/
Namomah771/
Namouma771/
Namuima771/
Ngamoma771/
Ngamamo771/
Namotmat71179/
Namotmai7111/
Namahami714/
Notmamai714/
Nomameas712/
Neemamma711/
Ngamamyi711/
Nahtmame711/
Namahame711/
Neimamas711/
Ngamamey711/
Ngamgame711/
N'Gomama711/
Namome671,452/
Nomame67150/
Namomo6766/
Namomi6721/
Nomami6710/
Nemamo671/
Nomamo671/
Neamhemah670/

Namama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namama in the Marathi language
नाममाnamama-
Namama in the Hindi language
नम़माnamama33.33
नममाnamama33.33
नाममाnamama33.33
Namama in the Arabic language
نعماميnmamy-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namama
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