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

The last name Maham (Arabic: محام, Bengali: মহাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻢ, Hindi: महम, Marathi: महम, Oriya: ମହମ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 44,363^rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 622,601 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Maham are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Maham is also the 46,874^th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14,777 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 9,182 people, or 1 in 446. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 15 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Maham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Maham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maham surname expanded 109 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maham Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Maham last name are 24.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.41% less than the national average, earning R 129,720 per year; in United States they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $41,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $47,963 CAD per year.