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
Average Male Mamma Height
178.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mamma (Georgian: მამმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: मम्मा, Marathi: मंमा, Oriya: ମାା, Russian: Мамма) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Mammà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 26,854th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,323 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mamma reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 22 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 19,626th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 46,583 people.
The last name Mamma is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11,592 people, or 1 in 1,792. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 44 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 31 percent reside and North Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Italy, where 6 percent reside.
Mamma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mamma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mamma last name increased 5,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mamma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mamma last name is principally 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
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