Mahamay Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mahamay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahamay (278) may also be a first name.
Mahamay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahamay (Hindi: माहमया, Marathi: महामाय, Oriya: ମହାମାୟାଇଁ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Mahamay are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mahamay is also the 532,586th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 278 people.
The surname Mahamay is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Mahamay is most common in: Far North Region, where 88 percent are found and North Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahamay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamay in the Marathi language | ||
| महामाय | mahamaya | - |
| Mahamay in the Hindi language | ||
| माहमया | mahamaya | 50 |
| महामाय | mahamaya | 50 |
| Mahamay in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହାମାୟାଇଁ | mahamaya'im | 33.33 |
| ମହାମାୟ | mahamaya | 33.33 |
| ମହାମୟ | mahamaya | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Mahamay
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