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) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mahamay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname 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. It is also the 532,586th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 278 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Mahamay is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 88 percent live and North Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.
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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