Mame Surname

24,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia16,2591:6,000955
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Indonesia6641:199,17018,899
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Philippines3381:299,52142,538
South Africa3181:170,37018,934
Ivory Coast2731:84,5104,538
Mauritania2431:16,8511,567
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Latvia571:35,9665,478
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Japan441:2,905,55232,685
Benin321:322,98825,835
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
France251:2,656,909193,074
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Senegal181:809,9632,817
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
England121:4,643,172139,951
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Mamé (8), Mamè (1) & Mamê (1) are calculated separately.

Mame (222,071) may also be a first name.

Mame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mame (Bengali: মমে, Georgian: მამე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: मामे, Marathi: मामे, Oriya: ମାେମ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Mamé, Mamè or Mamê. For other potential spellings of Mame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,861st most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 335,569 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mame are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mame is also the 4,699th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 222,071 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16,259 people, or 1 in 6,000. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Mame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mame has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mame Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mame are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mame earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.63% less than the national average, earning R 98,316 per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $44,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamé928/
Mamè921/
Mamê921/
Mamie896,926/
Mamet892,915/
Mamed892,103/
Mamme892,096/
Maime891,748/
Maame891,466/
Mamer891,249/
Maume891,181/
Mameh89828/
Mhame89756/
Meame89724/
Mamei89619/
Mames89529/
Mamea89457/
Mamey89290/
Mmame89161/
Mayme89147/
Mamee89147/
Mamej89123/
Mameu8955/
Masme8941/
Mamez8937/
Mahme8918/
Mamge8917/
Matme8911/
Mamhe895/
Maeme895/
Hmame895/
Majme894/
M'Ame891/
Mgame891/
Mamée891/
Mam8633,855/
Mhamed8020,235/
Mahame801,608/
Majeme801,183/
Matmed80908/
Hmamed80763/
Maimee80677/
Mejame80327/
Majome80286/
Mammed80275/
Mahume80248/
Mameez80244/
Mahmie80241/
Mammes80214/
Maamer80208/
Maimer80174/
Mamets80170/
Maames80146/
M'Mame80131/
Maumet80126/
Mammet80101/
Mayeme8098/
Mamesh8085/
Muyame8067/
Mammie8064/
Maimes8057/
Maimie8055/
Mayime8054/
Mameer8048/
Mammei8045/
Mehame8040/
Meyame8040/
Mayame8038/
Maymes8033/
Meamea8033/
Maameh8033/
Moyame8033/
Mammeh8032/
Mammer8030/
Mamieh8029/
Mameas8029/
Mhamhe8029/
Matmey8023/
Mameed8022/
Mhaime8021/
Meameh8021/
Maamea8019/
Mamech8018/
Maiame8018/
Matmer8017/
Mhamie8016/
Mammey8013/
Mammez8013/
Maamet8011/
Majame8011/
Mamett809/
M'Hame808/
Maumee808/
Maweme808/
Mahmee808/
Maumeu807/
Maymer806/
Mhatme806/
Meamie806/
Maimeh806/
Maumed806/
Maumer805/
Majime805/
Masmer805/
Maumea805/
Mhasme804/
Maimey804/
Maumey804/
Maymie804/
Mayome804/
Maimed804/
Mamije804/
Masmet804/
Maamed804/
Mamehd804/
Meamey803/
Miyame803/
Meamed803/
Mhamge803/
Mayume803/
Meamet803/
Maymea803/
Mujame802/
Majume802/
Mhamer802/
M'Amed802/
Meamee802/
Mamhed802/
Maiome802/
Maâmer802/
Mamess802/
Mahmeh802/
Mameet802/
Mhamme802/
Matmee802/
Majmeh801/
Mausme801/
Masmes801/
Mathme801/
Mameid801/
Mameit801/
Mammee801/
Meamei801/
Meamer801/
Mhaeme801/
Maymee801/
Mamihe801/
M'Amer801/
Matmet801/
Mmamme801/
Mmamee801/
Meiame801/
Masmey801/
Maimeu801/
Maimez801/
Mahmme801/
Mamoey801/
Mameuh801/
Maymet801/
Maymez801/
Meameu801/
Meamme801/
Mhamee801/
Mmeame801/
Mahmes801/
Mameea801/
Majmie801/
Maieme801/
Mammeu800/
Maemey800/
Mamhes800/
Mama75141,066/
Mamy7549,231/
Mami7524,452/
Mime755,824/
Mome753,399/
Hmam753,151/
Maam751,262/
Mahm751,200/
Maim751,085/
Mamd75625/
Meam75505/
Maum75328/
Mham75290/
Mamm7596/
Mmam7575/
Mamh7574/
Majm7541/
Mamt7533/
Masm7521/
Mgam7515/
Mamá759/
Maym756/
M'Am755/
Mamì754/
Matm752/
Mamí752/
Mamj752/
Maïm751/
Mhammed7311,625/
M'Hamed738,300/
Mhaimed73212/
Mameesh73142/
Mhaimer73136/
Mattmer7385/
Mojamei7367/
Maimets7356/
Mayames7355/
Maameah7353/
Majumer7346/
Maajime7328/
Mayomes7327/
Mhameed7322/
Maumeha7322/
Maamets7322/
Mahameh7315/
Mahamme7313/
Majomhe7311/
Mahmeit7311/
Maioume7311/
Hmaimed7310/
Mouyame7310/
Mahaime739/
Maammer738/
Mmhamed738/
Maamees738/
Maamech737/
Mattmet737/
Maammed736/
Mhaymed735/
Mahmedh735/
Mahamey735/
Mattmes735/
Miyames735/
Mayumes735/
Maajume734/
Maiyome734/
Mhaïmer733/
Mameova733/
Mmajeme733/
Moyamed733/
Mhameid732/
Mayimer732/
Mayoume732/
M'Ammed732/
Mammeed732/
Maime'e732/
Mojameh732/
Mhhamed732/
Mahamee732/
Mayhame731/
Mayamge731/
Maummer731/
M'Haïme731/
M'Mamed731/
Mameher731/
Mameich731/
Mammesh731/
Mhajime731/
Mmahame731/
Hmaimer731/
Maismer731/
Meameah731/
H'Mamed731/
Mh'amed731/
Maamije731/
Meeamee731/
Mgajime731/
Mmammed731/
Maumeth731/
Maiames731/
Maaimeh731/
Maimije731/
Maimmey731/
Majeeme731/
Majemeh731/
Majoume731/
Mahmieh731/
Mahamea731/
Mahameu731/
Maymead731/
Mhaumed731/
Moiamed731/
Moiamet731/
Mohiame731/
Maihome731/
Mayemer731/
Mhamead731/
Mhammei731/
Meammed731/
Mehamme731/
M'Hamme731/
Maaamer731/
Mayumme731/
Matmeed731/
Masmeer731/
Masmeez731/
Majmeed731/
Maiomed731/
Hmaimee731/
Hmaymee731/
Mausmer730/
Mamma6720,003/
Mamit6716,635/
Maham6711,705/
Mamai678,745/
Mamedowa677,485/
Maima676,052/
Mamay674,112/
Hmami673,146/
Mammi672,296/
M'Haimed672,024/
Mauma671,686/
Maama671,556/
Hmama671,330/
Mhamd671,098/
Mhami671,027/
Moume671,020/
Mamio67902/
Mamis67847/
Moime67837/
Mamaj67787/
Maumy67681/
Maymi67639/
Mohme67633/
Mamiy67606/
Mamyt67480/
Maimi67465/
Momeh67437/
Mamih67390/
Mamaa67388/
Maami67318/
Mamid67297/
M'Hammed67287/
Momme67265/
Mayma67261/
Mahum67252/
Mamys67244/
Mamyi67237/
Masmi67219/
Hmamm67214/
Moeme67175/
Mammy67170/
Maumi67165/
Mahmi67164/
Mamoi67159/
Hmmam67157/
Mueme67151/
Momei67149/
Maemi67147/
Matmi67138/
M'Haymed67134/
Mheme67121/
M'Haïmed67110/
Mamui67102/
Momey6799/
Momea6797/
Mamoa6796/
Mmeme6795/
Momet6769/
Mamiz6767/
Mimey6765/
Mimee6764/
Momes6763/
Mmama6763/
Majma6761/
Mammì6761/
H'Maimed6760/
Momed6759/
Momer6756/
Momie6756/
Mamoy6745/
Momez6744/
Momje6743/
Mimme6741/
Mahym6737/
Moome6736/
Mamii6732/
Majmi6724/
Mamij6722/
Mahmeitt6721/
Mhhammed6721/
Mamgi6720/
Mahmooie6718/
Mhaimeid6717/
Mieme6717/
Meami6717/
Mahathme6715/
Moihamed6714/
M'Haimer6713/
Majamees6713/
Momeu6713/
Mausm6711/
Mahmy6711/
M'Ham6710/
Mhham6710/
Mhome679/
Maymí679/
H'Mam678/
Mattm677/
H'Maymed676/
Mmaameah676/
Mahamead676/
M'Hhamed676/
Momee676/
Mehjamed676/
Mmemi676/
Mgome675/
Muome675/
Hmhammed675/
Maimy675/
Maïmi675/
Mamip674/
Motme674/
Mimei674/
Mamyo674/
Ma'am674/
Mamuy674/
M'Hameid673/
Meamy673/
Mayhomes673/
Maymy673/
Mimea673/
Moyhamed673/
Mhaimeed673/
Majmy673/
Mmami673/
Maaim673/
Mmhammed673/
Mamés673/
Mamyy672/
Mhaihame672/
Momge672/
Mammd672/
Mathm672/
M'Ami672/
Mmime672/
Hmime672/
Mhamh672/
Moyme672/
Maahamed672/
Maamy672/
Mamùa672/
Hmaim672/
Myeme672/
Mahammea671/
Mahattme671/
Majmmeer671/
Majumeer671/
Maytm671/
Mautm671/
Maumm671/
M'Hameed671/
M'Maimed671/
M'Mehame671/
Mamha671/
Mamhi671/
Mamjh671/
Mamoj671/
Mamuj671/
Mgami671/
Mhamy671/
Mheihame671/
Momep671/
Mayomije671/
Muihamed671/
Moiahmed671/
Mhaammed671/
Mhammmed671/
Maitm671/
Maumd671/
Masmy671/
Ma'ma671/
Maimí671/
Mahmahei671/
Mahasmed671/
Mamyś671/
Mammí671/
Mamtt671/
Mamiś671/
Mamaî671/
Hmamy671/
Mayïm671/
Maáma671/
Maîma671/
Muime671/
Mmamy671/
Mömer671/
Mémey671/
Maymm671/
Hmaam671/
Hmaimess671/
Mammh671/
M'Hamedd671/
Maiahmed671/
Mahiomed671/
Muiammed671/
Meamj671/
Masmm671/
Mhatm671/
Mahmj671/
Maimd671/
Mamjs671/
Maahm671/
Hmamh671/

Mame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mame in the Georgian language
მამეmame-
Mame in the Bengali language
মমেmame-
Mame in the Oriya language
ମାେମmaema-
Mame in the Marathi language
मामेmame-
Mame in the Hindi language
मामेmame57.14
ममेmame28.57
मामेदेवीmamedevi14.29
Mame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻣﻪmamh49.17
ﻣﺎﻡmam36.29
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪamamh5.02
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam3.44
ﻣﺎﻣﺔmamt1.59
ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪamamh0.93
ﺃﻣﺎﻡamam0.73
ﻣﻤﻪmmh0.73
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺔamamt0.53
ﺃﻣﻢamm0.2
ﻣﺎﻣﺎmama0.2
ﺃﻣﺎﻣﺔamamt0.2
ﺍﻣﻢamm0.2
ﺁﻣﺎﻡamam0.13
ﻣﺎﻩmah0.07
ﻣﺎﻣﻲmamy0.07

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