Jama

See also: jama, JAMA, jáma, jämä, jamą, -ja'ma, and јама

English

Etymology

From the Arabic/Islamic surname, from جامع (“gatherer”).

Proper noun

Jama (plural Jamas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jama is the 10951^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2907 individuals. Jama is most common among Black/African American (92.78%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Ajam

Finnish

Etymology

In western Finland, from jama through place names. In eastern Finland, probably from jaama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑmɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ja‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): Ja‧ma

Proper noun

Jama

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Jama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Jama	Jamat
genitive		Jaman	Jamojen
partitive		Jamaa	Jamoja
illative		Jamaan	Jamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jama	Jamat
accusative	nom.	Jama	Jamat
	gen.	Jaman
genitive		Jaman	Jamojen Jamain rare
partitive		Jamaa	Jamoja
inessive		Jamassa	Jamoissa
elative		Jamasta	Jamoista
illative		Jamaan	Jamoihin
adessive		Jamalla	Jamoilla
ablative		Jamalta	Jamoilta
allative		Jamalle	Jamoille
essive		Jamana	Jamoina
translative		Jamaksi	Jamoiksi
abessive		Jamatta	Jamoitta
instructive		—	Jamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jamani Jamani accusative nom. Jamani Jamani gen. Jamani genitive Jamani Jamojeni Jamaini rare partitive Jamaani Jamojani inessive Jamassani Jamoissani elative Jamastani Jamoistani illative Jamaani Jamoihini adessive Jamallani Jamoillani ablative Jamaltani Jamoiltani allative Jamalleni Jamoilleni essive Jamanani Jamoinani translative Jamakseni Jamoikseni abessive Jamattani Jamoittani instructive — — comitative — Jamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jamasi Jamasi accusative nom. Jamasi Jamasi gen. Jamasi genitive Jamasi Jamojesi Jamaisi rare partitive Jamaasi Jamojasi inessive Jamassasi Jamoissasi elative Jamastasi Jamoistasi illative Jamaasi Jamoihisi adessive Jamallasi Jamoillasi ablative Jamaltasi Jamoiltasi allative Jamallesi Jamoillesi essive Jamanasi Jamoinasi translative Jamaksesi Jamoiksesi abessive Jamattasi Jamoittasi instructive — — comitative — Jamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jamamme Jamamme accusative nom. Jamamme Jamamme gen. Jamamme genitive Jamamme Jamojemme Jamaimme rare partitive Jamaamme Jamojamme inessive Jamassamme Jamoissamme elative Jamastamme Jamoistamme illative Jamaamme Jamoihimme adessive Jamallamme Jamoillamme ablative Jamaltamme Jamoiltamme allative Jamallemme Jamoillemme essive Jamanamme Jamoinamme translative Jamaksemme Jamoiksemme abessive Jamattamme Jamoittamme instructive — — comitative — Jamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jamanne Jamanne accusative nom. Jamanne Jamanne gen. Jamanne genitive Jamanne Jamojenne Jamainne rare partitive Jamaanne Jamojanne inessive Jamassanne Jamoissanne elative Jamastanne Jamoistanne illative Jamaanne Jamoihinne adessive Jamallanne Jamoillanne ablative Jamaltanne Jamoiltanne allative Jamallenne Jamoillenne essive Jamananne Jamoinanne translative Jamaksenne Jamoiksenne abessive Jamattanne Jamoittanne instructive — — comitative — Jamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jamansa Jamansa accusative nom. Jamansa Jamansa gen. Jamansa genitive Jamansa Jamojensa Jamainsa rare partitive Jamaansa Jamojaan Jamojansa inessive Jamassaan Jamassansa Jamoissaan Jamoissansa elative Jamastaan Jamastansa Jamoistaan Jamoistansa illative Jamaansa Jamoihinsa adessive Jamallaan Jamallansa Jamoillaan Jamoillansa ablative Jamaltaan Jamaltansa Jamoiltaan Jamoiltansa allative Jamalleen Jamallensa Jamoilleen Jamoillensa essive Jamanaan Jamanansa Jamoinaan Jamoinansa translative Jamakseen Jamaksensa Jamoikseen Jamoiksensa abessive Jamattaan Jamattansa Jamoittaan Jamoittansa instructive — — comitative — Jamoineen Jamoinensa

Statistics

• Jama is the 1892^nd (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 448 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.