Mahamat Surname
Approximately 833,236 people bear this surname
Mahamat Surname User-submission:
Mahamat is a common surname in some of the central African countries. It is equivalent to the Arabic name Mohammad, meaning 'praiseworthy' or 'highly praised'.
Mahamat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 544,002 | 1:25 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | 177,305 | 1:25 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 100,824 | 1:206 | 6 |
| Niger | 5,738 | 1:3,345 | 332 |
| Thailand | 3,811 | 1:18,535 | 1,469 |
| France | 423 | 1:157,028 | 24,370 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Congo | 142 | 1:35,134 | 3,431 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nepal | 21 | 1:1,356,236 | 6,897 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 1:873,910 | 9,338 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Mahamat (613,322) may also be a first name.
Mahamat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mahamat is a common surname in some of the central African countries. It is equivalent to the Arabic name Mohammad, meaning 'praiseworthy' or 'highly praised'.
- yedagoatMahamat Demographics
Average Mahamat Salary in
United States
$49,257 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahamat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahamat (Georgian: მაჰამათ, Hindi: महामत, Marathi: महामत, Oriya: ମହମତ) is borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 654th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahamat live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,613th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 613,322 people.
Mahamat is the most commonly used last name in one country:Chad, where 65 percent are found. This surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 544,002 people, or 1 in 25. Barring Chad it exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Central African Republic, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 12 percent are found.
Mahamat Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mahamat earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning $29,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahamat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamat in the Georgian language | ||
| მაჰამათ | mahamat | - |
| Mahamat in the Marathi language | ||
| महामत | mahamata | 60 |
| महमत | mahamata | 30 |
| महामंत | mahamanta | 10 |
| Mahamat in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହମତ | mahamata | 54.55 |
| ମହମତ୍ | mahamat | 27.27 |
| ମହ | maha | 9.09 |
| ମାହାମତ | mahamata | 9.09 |
| Mahamat in the Hindi language | ||
| महामत | mahamata | 53.85 |
| महमत | mahamata | 38.46 |
| अंगद | angada | 7.69 |
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