View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Mah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mah (Arabic: عمه, Bengali: মঃ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻩ, Hindi: मह, Marathi: मह, Oriya: ମହ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Máh. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,441^st most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 121,607 people. The surname Mah is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Mah live; 23 percent live in Southeast Asia and 19 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,730^th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 183,431 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9,426 people, or 1 in 3,129. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Perak, where 14 percent live and Sabah, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in 128 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Mah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mah surname expanded 10,245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 13,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (58%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Mah last name are 16.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.41% more than the national average, earning $52,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $55,819 CAD per year.