Pama Surname
Approximately 26,457 people bear this surname
Pama Surname Definition:
“Son of Paul” in Frisian (Pavelma).
Pama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 13,915 | 1:7,275 | 656 |
| South Africa | 2,635 | 1:20,561 | 2,600 |
| India | 2,579 | 1:297,427 | 16,774 |
| Congo | 1,328 | 1:3,757 | 610 |
| Nigeria | 1,287 | 1:137,640 | 8,881 |
| Indonesia | 1,035 | 1:127,777 | 12,835 |
| Thailand | 662 | 1:106,704 | 15,530 |
| Papua New Guinea | 532 | 1:15,327 | 1,483 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Colombia | 273 | 1:174,997 | 4,666 |
| Netherlands | 250 | 1:67,549 | 11,526 |
| Lesotho | 245 | 1:8,296 | 1,856 |
| United States | 215 | 1:1,685,856 | 112,021 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Zimbabwe | 109 | 1:141,635 | 18,305 |
| Solomon Islands | 99 | 1:5,859 | 839 |
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Ivory Coast | 38 | 1:607,138 | 17,958 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Pama (22,163) may also be a first name.
Pama Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of Paul” in Frisian (Pavelma).
Pama Demographics
Pama Political Affiliation
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Pama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pama (Bengali: পমা, Hindi: पमा, Marathi: पमा, Oriya: ପମା, Russian: Пама, Tibetan: པདྨ་) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 20,660th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 275,449 people. Pama occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Pama live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 35,012th most common first name globally. It is borne by 22,163 people.
This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 13,915 people, or 1 in 7,275. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 45 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 14 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Pama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pama has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pama surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Pama earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.31% less than the national average, earning R 144,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $21,778,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $52,682 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pama in the Oriya language | ||
| ପମା | pama | 94.51 |
| ପାମା | pama | 4.54 |
| ପମ | pama | 0.11 |
| ମାିର୍ | mair | 0.11 |
| ମାରି | mari | 0.06 |
| ପାମ | pama | 0.06 |
| ମହା | maha | 0.06 |
| ପାନ | pana | 0.06 |
| Pama in the Bengali language | ||
| পমা | pama | 75 |
| পামা | pama | 25 |
| Pama in the Marathi language | ||
| पमा | pama | 61.71 |
| पामा | pama | 38.13 |
| पाम | pama | 0.16 |
| Pama in the Hindi language | ||
| पमा | pama | 51.33 |
| पामा | pama | 46 |
| प्रेमा | prema | 1.33 |
| पम़ा | pamaa | 0.67 |
| पेमा | pema | 0.67 |
| Pama in the Tibetan language | ||
| པདྨ་ | pema | 50 |
| དཔའ་མ། | pama | 25 |
| པ་མ། | pama | 25 |
| Pama in the Russian language | ||
| Пама | pama | - |
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