Jama

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

English

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

Jama (plural Jamas)

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.

In western Finland, from jama through place names. In eastern Finland, probably from jaama.^[1]

Jama

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
accusative	gen.	Jaman	Jamat
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
accusative	gen.	Jamani	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
accusative	gen.	Jamasi	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
accusative	gen.	Jamamme	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
accusative	gen.	Jamanne	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

Jama is the 2001^st (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 421 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.