Vama Surname
Approximately 21,086 people bear this surname
Vama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17,733 | 1:43,256 | 3,019 |
| Nepal | 2,807 | 1:10,146 | 667 |
| Romania | 198 | 1:101,403 | 11,516 |
| New Caledonia | 78 | 1:3,541 | 557 |
| Ivory Coast | 73 | 1:316,044 | 11,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Ukraine | 29 | 1:1,569,748 | 122,792 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Vamă (35) are calculated separately.
Vama (12,102) may also be a first name.
Vama Demographics
Vama Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Vama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻡ, Hindi: र्, Marathi: वामा, Oriya: ଭାମା, Russian: Вама) is found most in India. It can also be found as a variant: Vamă. For other possible spellings of Vama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vama is the 25,560th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,611 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Vama live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 53,844th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 12,102 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 17,733 people, or 1 in 43,256. In India Vama is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 78 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 5 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 13 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.
Vama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Vama last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vama in the Hindi language | ||
| र् | r | 87.74 |
| वमा | vama | 10.33 |
| वामा | vama | 1.09 |
| वर्मा | varma | 0.39 |
| व़मा | vama | 0.06 |
| वं'ा | vam'a | 0.06 |
| वामेा | vamea | 0.06 |
| कष्ण | kasna | 0.06 |
| Vama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାମା | bhama | 80 |
| ଭାମ | bhama | 10 |
| ଭମା | bhama | 10 |
| Vama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻡ | fam | 66.67 |
| ﻓﺎﻃﻢ | fatm | 33.33 |
| Vama in the Marathi language | ||
| वामा | vama | 65.33 |
| वमा | vama | 22.67 |
| वम | vama | 10.67 |
| Vama in the Russian language | ||
| Вама | vama | - |
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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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- 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 Vama
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