Mahouma Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Mahouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mahouma (12) may also be a first name.
Mahouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahouma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻮﻡ) is found in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahouma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahouma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahouma is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahouma reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mahouma is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The Congo, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 453,554. In The Congo it is primarily concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 82 percent live, Bouenza Department, where 9 percent live and Cuvette Department, where 9 percent live. Barring The Congo it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 27 percent live and Benin, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahouma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahouma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻮﻡ | mhwm | - |
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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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- 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 Mahouma
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