View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Mahama (Hindi: महमा, Marathi: महमा, Oriya: ମହମା) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mahama click here.

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

Mahama is the 9,751^st most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 125,782 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mahama are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 21,867^th most frequent first name globally, borne by 40,759 people.

The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 35,606 people, or 1 in 759. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside.

Mahama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mahama has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mahama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mahama surname is primarily Syriac Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mahama last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Mahama earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.69% less than the national average, earning R 72,024 per year; in United States they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $41,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.03% less than the national average, earning $39,732 CAD per year.