Mahama Surname
Approximately 57,938 people bear this surname
Mahama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 35,606 | 1:759 | 114 |
| Cameroon | 10,247 | 1:2,027 | 202 |
| Niger | 5,262 | 1:3,647 | 354 |
| Thailand | 2,543 | 1:27,778 | 2,669 |
| Chad | 1,637 | 1:8,303 | 1,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 606 | 1:38,071 | 2,501 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Benin | 295 | 1:35,036 | 4,540 |
| Tanzania | 195 | 1:271,495 | 21,426 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Burkina Faso | 103 | 1:178,176 | 4,143 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Nigeria | 93 | 1:1,904,761 | 67,919 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Japan | 49 | 1:2,609,067 | 31,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Mahama (40,759) may also be a first name.
Mahama Demographics
Average Mahama Salary in
United States
$41,829 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahama (Hindi: महमा, Marathi: महमा, Oriya: ମହମା) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,751st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 125,782 people. The surname Mahama is predominantly found 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. Mahama is also the 21,867th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 40,759 people.
The last name Mahama is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 35,606 people, or 1 in 759. Aside from Ghana this last name exists 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 frequency of Mahama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahama last name rose 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mahama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahama in the Hindi language | ||
| महमा | mahama | 97.06 |
| माहमा | mahama | 0.98 |
| महामा | mahama | 0.98 |
| Mahama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହମା | mahama | 62.5 |
| ମହାମା | mahama | 25 |
| ମାହାମା | mahama | 12.5 |
| Mahama in the Marathi language | ||
| महमा | mahama | 47.06 |
| माहमा | mahama | 17.65 |
| महामा | mahama | 17.65 |
| महमद | mahamada | 5.88 |
| लखमा | lakhama | 5.88 |
| असमल | asamala | 5.88 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahama
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