Zadama Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zadama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zadama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Zadama (23) may also be a first name.

Zadama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zadama occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zadama? popularity and diffusion

Zadama is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Zadama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zadama are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Zadama is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 87 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

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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 Zadama
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