Mahom Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Mahom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Mahom (62) may also be a first name.

Mahom Last Name Facts

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

Mahom (Arabic: ماهوم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻫﻢ, Marathi: महोम) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Mahom are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Mahom is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 62 people.

Mahom is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,716,859. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Bangkok, where 35 percent reside, Songkhla Province, where 27 percent reside and Prachinburi Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Thailand it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Mahom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mahom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahom surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maihom911,203/
Mahoum91182/
Mahaom912/
Mahomm912/
Mayhom912/
Mahgom911/
Maom8914/
Mahoume8311/
Mahajom839/
Mahgoum838/
Majhoom831/
Mahhomm831/
Mahoumd831/
Mayom8028,091/
Maome801,497/
Majom8043/
Maoum8035/
Mohom8027/
Maoom802/
Maaom801/
Maiom801/
Moahm801/
Mohoum7340/
Mauham7325/
Mohomm7310/
Majham738/
Maiyom738/
Mahham738/
Maoume735/
Meyhom731/
Moïhom731/
Mayiom731/
Meuhom731/
Maeham731/
Magiom730/
Moam671,040/
Maiyome674/
Mauhamm673/
Mouaham671/
Majhamt671/
Maohmme671/
Mahaiam671/
Mhaïham671/
Moahamm671/
Mahaumm671/
Mohaahm671/
Mayheam670/

Mahom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahom in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻫﻢmahm-
Mahom in the Marathi language
महोमmahoma-
Mahom in the Arabic language
ماهومmahwm-
ماحومmahwm-

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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
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  • 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 Mahom
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