Sanjama Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sanjama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanjama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Finland71:785,24338,644
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Sanjama (119) may also be a first name.

Sanjama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanjama (Bengali: সঞ্জমা, Hindi: संजमा, Marathi: संजमा, Oriya: ପଧାନ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanjama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 426,196th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanjama live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 119 people.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Without taking into account Malawi Sanjama is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanjama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanjama in the Bengali language
সঞ্জমাsanjama-
Sanjama in the Marathi language
संजमाsanjama-
Sanjama in the Hindi language
संजमाsanjama76
सन्जमाsanjama12
सांजमाsanjama8
सनजमाsanajama4
Sanjama in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana50
ଖାତୁନkhatuna12.5
କହଁରkahamra12.5
ସଂଯମାsanyama12.5
ସଂଜମାsanjama12.5

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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 Sanjama
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