Ojama Surname
Approximately 483 people bear this surname
Ojama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 323 | 1:120,865 | 11,476 |
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ojama (293) may also be a first name.
Ojama Demographics
Ojama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ojama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ojama (Marathi: ओजमा, Oriya: ଓଜମା) is most common in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojama? popularity and diffusion
Ojama is the 632,228th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. The last name Ojama is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ojama reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 515,650th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 293 people.
The last name Ojama is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 120,865. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 45 percent are found, Maracha District, where 34 percent are found and Koboko District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Finland, where 2 percent are found.
Ojama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ojama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ojama in the Marathi language | ||
| ओजमा | ojama | - |
| Ojama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଜମା | ojama | 50 |
| ଓଜାମା | ojama | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ojama
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