Mamma Surname
Approximately 20,003 people bear this surname
Mamma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11,592 | 1:1,792 | 174 |
| Nigeria | 3,090 | 1:57,328 | 4,310 |
| Italy | 1,151 | 1:53,134 | 9,554 |
| Indonesia | 815 | 1:162,269 | 15,826 |
| Algeria | 618 | 1:62,511 | 10,364 |
| Iraq | 456 | 1:76,802 | 2,540 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Lebanon | 376 | 1:14,992 | 2,037 |
| India | 229 | 1:3,349,630 | 96,743 |
| Niger | 164 | 1:117,024 | 4,607 |
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Benin | 145 | 1:71,280 | 8,604 |
| Philippines | 128 | 1:790,924 | 76,218 |
| Greece | 102 | 1:108,625 | 18,269 |
| Iran | 79 | 1:971,931 | 45,393 |
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Latvia | 60 | 1:34,167 | 5,221 |
| Norway | 41 | 1:125,422 | 16,333 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Mammà (1) are calculated separately.
Mamma (46,583) may also be a first name.
Mamma Demographics
Mamma Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Mamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mamma (Georgian: მამმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: मम्मा, Marathi: मंमा, Oriya: ମାା, Russian: Мамма) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Mammà. Click here for further possible spellings of Mamma.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamma? popularity and diffusion
Mamma is the 26,854th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 364,323 people. Mamma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mamma reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 22 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Mamma is also the 19,626th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 46,583 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11,592 people, or 1 in 1,792. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 44 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 31 percent live and North Region, where 21 percent live. Not including Cameroon Mamma occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Italy, where 6 percent live.
Mamma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mamma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mamma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Alawite (63%) in Lebanon and Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
The amount Mamma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning €29,837 per year and in United States they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $39,794 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mamma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mamma in the Georgian language | ||
| მამმა | mamma | - |
| Mamma in the Marathi language | ||
| मंमा | mamma | - |
| Mamma in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାା | maa | 75 |
| ମା | ma | 25 |
| Mamma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻣﻪ | mamh | 67.98 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 10.57 |
| ﻣﺎﻡ | mam | 6.95 |
| ﻣﻤﻪ | mmh | 3.93 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 2.11 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 1.81 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﺔ | mamt | 1.21 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﺎ | mama | 0.91 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺔ | amamt | 0.6 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 0.3 |
| ﺍﻣﻤﻪ | ammh | 0.3 |
| Mamma in the Hindi language | ||
| मम्मा | mam'ma | 60 |
| मममा | mamama | 40 |
| Mamma in the Russian language | ||
| Мамма | mamma | - |
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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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