Maama Surname
Approximately 1,556 people bear this surname
Maama Surname Definition:
Maama is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: mother.
Maama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 490 | 1:4,148 | 799 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| India | 132 | 1:5,811,101 | 137,947 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
The alternate forms: Maáma (1) are calculated separately.
Maama (1,370) may also be a first name.
Maama Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maama is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: mother.
Maama Demographics
Average Maama Salary in
United States
$45,925 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Russian: Маама) has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may appear as: Maáma. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 253,937th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,683,513 people. Maama is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Maama reside; 35 percent reside in Southern Africa and 35 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maama is also the 211,618th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,370 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 4,148. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 65 percent reside, Berea District, where 9 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 31 percent reside and Morocco, where 9 percent reside.
Maama Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Maama earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.94% less than the national average, earning R 135,600 per year and in United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻣﻪ | mamh | - |
| Maama in the Russian language | ||
| Маама | maama | - |
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Footnotes
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