Mamo Surname
Approximately 220,498 people bear this surname
Mamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 201,385 | 1:484 | 68 |
| Kenya | 6,825 | 1:6,766 | 904 |
| Malta | 1,263 | 1:341 | 69 |
| Indonesia | 1,252 | 1:105,630 | 10,834 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| Pakistan | 974 | 1:183,413 | 4,621 |
| United States | 933 | 1:388,488 | 34,165 |
| Syria | 701 | 1:27,534 | 1,857 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Philippines | 539 | 1:187,826 | 30,014 |
| United Arab Emirates | 375 | 1:24,433 | 2,765 |
| Australia | 283 | 1:95,391 | 10,845 |
| Albania | 280 | 1:10,407 | 1,960 |
| Cameroon | 258 | 1:80,500 | 9,858 |
| Canada | 250 | 1:147,382 | 15,086 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Iran | 238 | 1:322,616 | 22,238 |
| Italy | 228 | 1:268,231 | 35,194 |
| Ivory Coast | 220 | 1:104,869 | 5,380 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Turkey | 173 | 1:449,835 | 26,424 |
| Jordan | 166 | 1:53,268 | 5,200 |
| France | 132 | 1:503,202 | 70,199 |
| Venezuela | 112 | 1:269,679 | 6,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Lebanon | 100 | 1:56,371 | 4,436 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| Sweden | 81 | 1:121,565 | 8,649 |
| Thailand | 80 | 1:882,979 | 139,249 |
| Afghanistan | 68 | 1:472,841 | 6,152 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Mamò (1) are calculated separately.
Mamo (449,722) may also be a first name.
Mamo Demographics
Mamo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mamo (Arabic: ممو, Bengali: মম, Georgian: მამო, Hindi: मामो, Marathi: मामो, Oriya: ମମ, Russian: Мамо) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Mamò. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,511th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,050 people. The surname Mamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mamo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,269th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 449,722 people.
Mamo is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 201,385 people, or 1 in 484. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 104 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Malta, where 1 percent are found.
Mamo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mamo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 15,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mamo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (61%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Mamo last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Mamo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.24% less than the national average, earning 244,903 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.98% less than the national average, earning R 199,668 per year; in United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $46,100 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mamo in the Georgian language | ||
| მამო | mamo | - |
| Mamo in the Bengali language | ||
| মম | mama | - |
| Mamo in the Oriya language | ||
| ମମ | mama | - |
| Mamo in the Hindi language | ||
| मामो | mamo | 96 |
| ममो | mamo | 3.64 |
| मेमो | memo | 0.15 |
| Mamo in the Marathi language | ||
| मामो | mamo | 85.71 |
| ममो | mamo | 14.29 |
| Mamo in the Russian language | ||
| Мамо | mamo | - |
| Mamo in the Arabic language | ||
| ممو | mmw | - |
| مامو | mamw | - |
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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 Mamo
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