Paama Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Paama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Paama (37) may also be a first name.
Paama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paama (Marathi: पाम) is more frequently found in New Caledonia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,034,059th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Paama is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Paama live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 31 percent live in New Caledonia. Paama is also the 1,688,769th most common forename globally. It is borne by 37 people.
This surname is most numerous in New Caledonia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 10,624. Without taking into account New Caledonia this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 14 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paama in the Marathi language | ||
| पाम | pama | - |
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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 Paama
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