Mahamas Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Mahamas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahamas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Mahamas (50) may also be a first name.

Mahamas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mahamas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mahamas is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mahamas.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahamas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Mahamas live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahamas is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 50 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahammas937/
Mahamase931/
Mahmas9219/
Maamas921/
Mahmash8644/
Mahmasd861/
Mhaimas861/
Mahamos861/
Mhhamas861/
Mamas83964/
Mahamose8035/
Mamase771,061/
Mamais77602/
Mamash77243/
Mammas77209/
Mamass77139/
Maimas7768/
Mameas7729/
Mamats7726/
Mamajs7721/
Mamaïs7715/
Matmas7714/
Mhemas775/
Maumas774/
Mohmas774/
Maymas774/
Mamaus772/
Hmamas771/
Mhamax771/
Mama's771/
Mamads771/
Mahamotse75173/
Mahamache751/
Mammass71137/
Mamashe7176/
Mamasse7112/
Mamahas7110/
Mahmous718/
Maymash717/
Maimash714/
Mammase713/
Maamach712/
Mahmosh711/
Maimaus711/
Mohmast711/
Mamatse711/
Mamassh711/
Mammash711/
Mammads711/
Matmase711/
Mamos67733/
Maamache67476/
Mamaş67474/
Momas67321/
Mahmouds67301/
Mammasse67159/
Mamaç67124/
Mamasova67110/
Mamaz6740/
Mamashsh6737/
Memas6724/
Mamax6711/
Mhamache672/
Mamás672/
Mahmache671/
Mamaisch671/
Mahmoosd671/
Mahmoosh671/
Mamassch671/

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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 Mahamas
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