Adama is used as a family name or surname in Niger. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Adama
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Niger
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Adama

How popular is Adama?

Adama is common in Niger.

Adama is ranked 9712 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Adama bearers increased by 0.5882353 per cent in 2010 US census to 171 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5832 spots and ranked at 104602. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 47.37 30
White 28.65 42.35
Hispanic or Latino 22.22 22.35
Adama is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Niger is ahead in terms of density. Around 55496 people have been found who wears Adama as their family name. Adama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
46,707 New Zealand5
14,126 Colombia3
14,078 Japan3
108,034 Italy3
26,321 Israel3
67,494 South Africa3
3,940 Ethiopia2
31,767 Greece2
95,312 Argentina2
50,640 Switzerland2
931 Sierra Leone2
40,256 Mexico2
20,595 China2
65,594 Belgium2
34,681 Norway2
10,395 Latvia2
1,347 Liberia2
2,835 Libya2
118,441 Germany2
613 Central African Republic1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
8,371 Syria1
165,773 Belarus1
4,249 Cambodia1
34,581 Chile1
28,746 Algeria1
8,859 Iraq1
31,207 Ireland1
3,071 Jersey1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,309 Monaco1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
8,720 Qatar29
153,005 Ukraine22
80,121 Australia20
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,821 Netherlands97
131,777 Russia81
33,773 Spain69
1,788 Senegal62
Countries with hundreds of Adama:
5,811 Peru413
12,659 Morocco403
35,808 Indonesia280
95,768 United States238
57,437 France171
28,040 England167
6,898 Tunisia165
2,060 Mauritania160
31,070 Turkey140
Countries with thousands of Adama:
381 Cameroon7,335
372 Burkina Faso6,177
793 Ivory Coast3,214
1,180 Ghana2,956
380 Mali2,629
421 Togo2,285
24,436 India1,599
1,400 Benin1,289
Countries with ten thousands of Adama:
1,949 Nigeria12,838
187 Niger12,494
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Andrea Adama was 39 years old when he migrated to New York on July 6, 1900. He lived in Estero, Italy where he worked as laborer and took Spartan Prince from Genoa. Farmer Angela Adama, 19 years old Bartolomeo Adama, are others that migrated to US.

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 Adama is a name of the female gender is a derivative of adam adam is a masculine first name of the origin of the name is Hebrew his feast is celebrated on July 31 its etymology comes from Adama earth and also blood / life in Sanskrit Adimo means child of the earth.

Adama Namesakes

  • Osumanu Adama, Boxer
  • Taïna Adama Soro, Soccer player
  • Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema, Poet
  • Emmanuel Adama Mahama, Ghanaian Politician
  • Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema, Poet
  • Chantelle Adamache, Actress
  • Mina Adamaki, Actress
  • Nadira Adamaly, Film producer
  • Emmanuel Adama Mahama, Ghanaian Politician
  • Stere Adamache, Soccer player

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