Jama is used as a family name or surname in Somalia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jama
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Somalia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jama

How popular is Jama?

Jama is common in Somalia.

Jama is ranked 2092 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jamas grew by 136.9193 per cent to 2907 since 2000 and ranked 10951 after elevating 9240 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 92.78 64.06
White 4.06 8.72
Hispanic or Latino 1.34 2.61
Others 1.17 23.47
Jama is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Somalia which signifies that it is originated from Somalia. Around 259956 people have been found who wears Jama as their family name. Jama 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
4,296 China10
28,661 Serbia8
7,594 Pakistan5
2,110 Mozambique4
11,802 Egypt4
114,007 Czech Republic4
122,390 Belarus4
3,044 Zambia4
32,086 Mexico3
119,730 Brazil3
3,949 Botswana3
40,064 Nigeria2
11,224 Cameroon2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
10,183 Jordan2
18,718 Thailand2
4,086 Angola2
4,781 Malawi2
3,014 Taiwan2
8,593 Slovenia2
2,835 Libya2
10,858 Tunisia2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
4,164 Vietnam2
10,190 Bahrain1
36,678 Singapore1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
7,110 Bosnia1
4,171 Rwanda1
2,078 Lesotho1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
1,179 Swaziland1
2,935 Madagascar1
8,859 Iraq1
29,046 Japan1
7,191 Afghanistan1
3,993 El Salvador1
17,236 Ghana1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
19,810 Croatia1
16,283 Lithuania1
10,958 Bangladesh1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
114,425 Ukraine34
8,504 Ireland33
246,777 Russia33
14,963 Scotland26
21,268 New Zealand21
11,516 Mauritania18
5,118 Senegal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
12,684 Switzerland90
72,056 Italy78
26,687 Belgium59
Countries with hundreds of Jama:
5,463 Morocco940
2,944 Malaysia860
5,736 Canada757
6,793 Tanzania730
5,495 Uzbekistan681
1,694 United Arab Emirates627
10,656 Poland573
2,395 Sweden421
1,401 Norway420
30,822 Philippines387
16,380 Turkey384
28,906 France343
2,543 Finland326
38,477 Germany269
2,286 Oman217
13,500 Netherlands208
3,984 Tajikistan203
14,279 Australia189
11,418 Zimbabwe164
20,231 Spain147
1,699 Qatar146
4,206 Denmark143
2,714 Kuwait139
3,094 Wales124
8,698 Colombia122
Countries with thousands of Jama:
749 Kenya7,768
628 Yemen5,970
13 Djibouti5,888
1,062 Sudan4,124
2,093 South Africa3,105
1,486 Saudi Arabia2,386
3,430 England2,232
2,693 Uganda2,054
7,079 Indonesia1,900
18,001 United States1,815
1,277 Ecuador1,681
Countries with ten thousands of Jama:
3,183 India16,882
904 Ethiopia11,905
Countries with hundred thousands of Jama:
4 Somalia182,127
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Jama Namesakes

  • Abdi Jama, Basketball Player
  • Abdirahman Jama Barre, Politician
  • Abdullahi Ahmed Jama, Politician
  • Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali, Politician
  • Said Jama Mohamed, Politician
  • Shire Jama Ahmed, Poet
  • Abdullahi Ahmed Jama, Politician
  • Abdirahman Jama Barre, Politician
  • Bashir Mohamed Jama, Politician
  • Jama Ali Jama, Politician

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