Olama Surname
Approximately 8,565 people bear this surname
Olama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,293 | 1:17,025 | 2,635 |
| Cameroon | 2,087 | 1:9,952 | 1,318 |
| Egypt | 1,769 | 1:51,970 | 5,050 |
| Philippines | 1,503 | 1:67,357 | 11,541 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Turkey | 205 | 1:379,617 | 23,421 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Olama (479) may also be a first name.
Olama Demographics
Average Olama Salary in
United States
$68,327 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olama (Arabic: اولاما, Hindi: ओलामा, Marathi: ओलमा, Oriya: ଓଲାମା, Russian: Олама) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 58,931st most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 850,852 people. Olama occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Olama reside; 28 percent reside in Central Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Olama is also the 388,635th most numerous given name globally, borne by 479 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,293 people, or 1 in 17,025. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 28 percent are found, Zombo District, where 25 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Egypt, where 21 percent are found.
Olama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Olama last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Olama earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $26,821,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 58.35% more than the national average, earning $68,327 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olama in the Marathi language | ||
| ओलमा | olama | 90.91 |
| ओलामा | olama | 9.09 |
| Olama in the Hindi language | ||
| ओलामा | olama | 66.67 |
| ऒलम | olama | 33.33 |
| Olama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଲାମା | olama | 62.5 |
| ଓଲମା | olama | 37.5 |
| Olama in the Russian language | ||
| Олама | olama | - |
| Olama in the Arabic language | ||
| اولاما | awlama | - |
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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 Olama
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