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AMA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,953rd

Most common surname in India

451

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

However, we can consider possible scenarios.

Voluntary migrations, perhaps for trade or better opportunities, could have carried the Ama name to different regions. Imagine families packing up their belongings and moving to bustling urban centers or fertile agricultural lands.

Forced migrations, though less common in surname evolution, could also play a role. If individuals bearing the Ama name were displaced due to conflict or political upheaval, they might have resettled elsewhere, taking this surname with them.

Analyzing historical records like census data and land deeds could reveal these patterns.

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, danoli, amalakula, maadhava and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba, amba devi, ambabai, bhavani, bhavani mata, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Ama has several variations, including Amma, Amah, Hamas, Hammam, Hamama, Amato, Amata, and Amati. The religion associated with AMA surname is hinduism.
Other variations of this surname include DAma, De Ama, Amas, Ammer, Ammerer, Ammann, Amann, Ammanns, Aman, Amano, Amador, Amado, Aimable, Amable, Aime, Ames, Amy, Hamm, and Hamma. Ohama is a Japanese variation, though likely unrelated in origin. Ahmadi is an Arabic variation sharing a root meaning "praiseworthy.".

State-wise distribution of people with AMA surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for AMA surname

Maharashtra

113

Tamil Nadu state distribution for AMA surname

Tamil Nadu

78

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for AMA surname

Andhra Pradesh

70

Uttarakhand state distribution for AMA surname

Uttarakhand

39

West Bengal state distribution for AMA surname

West Bengal

26

Bihar state distribution for AMA surname

Bihar

14

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for AMA surname

Madhya Pradesh

10

Delhi state distribution for AMA surname

Delhi

8

Karnataka state distribution for AMA surname

Karnataka

5

Rajasthan state distribution for AMA surname

Rajasthan

5

Category-wise distribution of people with AMA surname

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People with the surname AMA appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for AMA surname

170 (44%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for AMA surname

120 (31%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for AMA surname

97 (25%)

Voters List

AMA is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: AMALAKULA.

Frequently Asked Questions

AMA families worship AMBA and AMBA DEVI and AMBABAI and BHAVANI and BHAVANI MATA and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The AMA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

AMA families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DANOLI, AMALAKULA, MAADHAVA, RAGHU KULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the AMA surname with 113 records (30.7%).

AMA is ranked #12953 in India with approximately 451 people bearing this surname.

The AMA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (30.7%), Tamil Nadu (21.2%), Andhra Pradesh (19.0%).

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