Maman Surname
Approximately 303,891 people bear this surname
Maman Surname User-submission:
Among Sephardic Jews and Hispanophone nations, this surname originates from the Galician town of Meamàn.
Maman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 258,564 | 1:74 | 9 |
| Nigeria | 10,091 | 1:17,555 | 1,663 |
| Israel | 8,283 | 1:1,033 | 63 |
| Indonesia | 6,464 | 1:20,459 | 2,487 |
| Benin | 4,226 | 1:2,446 | 292 |
| France | 2,903 | 1:22,881 | 2,662 |
| Togo | 2,835 | 1:2,557 | 336 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,021 | 1:11,416 | 938 |
| India | 1,641 | 1:467,438 | 23,935 |
| Pakistan | 993 | 1:179,903 | 4,562 |
| Turkey | 885 | 1:87,934 | 7,894 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Cameroon | 496 | 1:41,873 | 5,569 |
| United States | 495 | 1:732,240 | 57,446 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Thailand | 304 | 1:232,363 | 39,252 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 1:57,019 | 7,266 |
| Philippines | 141 | 1:718,002 | 72,243 |
| Kazakhstan | 114 | 1:155,110 | 15,404 |
| Ukraine | 99 | 1:459,825 | 53,915 |
| Russia | 84 | 1:1,715,751 | 112,504 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| Argentina | 75 | 1:569,912 | 40,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 74 | 1:248,001 | 4,855 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 63 | 1:94,804 | 11,741 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Peru | 21 | 1:1,513,530 | 22,524 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Mamán (4), Mamàn (1), Mãman (1) & Mäman (1) are calculated separately.
Maman (396,733) may also be a first name.
Maman Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Among Sephardic Jews and Hispanophone nations, this surname originates from the Galician town of Meamàn.
- castleMaman Demographics
Average Male Maman Height
175.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Maman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maman (Arabic: مامان, Bengali: মামন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﺎﻩ, Hindi: मामन, Marathi: मामन, Oriya: ମାମନ, Russian: Маман) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Mamán, Mamàn, Mãman or Mäman. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maman.
How Common Is The Last Name Maman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,805th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,981 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Maman live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Chadic Africa. Maman is also the 2,607th most common forename globally, held by 396,733 people.
This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 258,564 people, or 1 in 74. In Niger it is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 66 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 23 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.
Maman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maman surname grew 4,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Shiite (100%) in Lebanon, Muslim (85%) in Nigeria and Christian (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Maman surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Maman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,681 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.76% more than the national average, earning R 303,600 per year; in United States they earn 41.67% more than the national average, earning $61,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning $47,156 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maman in the Bengali language | ||
| মামন | mamana | 98.6 |
| মামান | mamana | 1.4 |
| Maman in the Hindi language | ||
| मामन | mamana | 89.2 |
| ममन | mamana | 9.56 |
| ममण | mamana | 0.42 |
| ममान | mamana | 0.28 |
| मामना | mamana | 0.14 |
| Maman in the Marathi language | ||
| मामन | mamana | 73.1 |
| ममन | mamana | 14.48 |
| मेमन | memana | 4.14 |
| मामण | mamana | 2.07 |
| मामान | mamana | 2.07 |
| ममान | mamana | 1.38 |
| मामीन | mamina | 0.69 |
| Maman in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାମନ | mamana | 71.43 |
| ମାମାନ | mamana | 7.14 |
| ମମଣ | mamana | 3.57 |
| ମାମନ୍ | maman | 3.57 |
| ମମ | mama | 3.57 |
| ମମାନ | mamana | 3.57 |
| ମେମନ | memana | 3.57 |
| ମମନ | mamana | 3.57 |
| Maman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﺎﻩ | mmah | 50 |
| ﻣﻤﺎﻥ | mman | 50 |
| Maman in the Russian language | ||
| Маман | maman | - |
| Maman in the Arabic language | ||
| مامان | maman | - |
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