Mams Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mams (357) may also be a first name.

Mams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mams (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻡ, Russian: Мамс) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mams? popularity and diffusion

Mams is the 2,808,717th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Mams occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Mams reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mams is also the 461,021st most common first name world-wide, borne by 357 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Mams is most frequent in: Plateau, where 68 percent are found, Borno, where 23 percent are found and Adamawa, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgams8919/
Mamse8911/
Mamms895/
Meams895/
Maams892/
Mamss891/
Maims890/
Mamsch8089/
Mhamsd804/
Mahams803/
Masims802/
Mamshe801/
Matims801/
Matems801/
Hmaims801/
Mhamse801/
Hmamse801/
Mans7515,308/
Mems75814/
Moms7531/
Mamz759/
Maitims733/
Matimse731/
Mamsova731/
Mattems730/
Means6722,032/
Manns6713,302/
Mains676,709/
Maans672,408/
Manse671,902/
Meems67608/
Mansh67576/
Mahns67447/
Manss67236/
Memsh67122/
Mansz6795/
Mayns6740/
Mamze6738/
Mamshova6730/
Manst6718/
Momsh6716/
Mauns6711/
Mansø6710/
Man's674/
Mamch674/
Momse674/
Mamce673/
Matns671/
Moems671/
Mansd671/
Memms671/
Momst671/
Mmans671/
Masnz671/
Machimse671/
Mooms671/
Mhans671/
Meims670/
Moums670/

Mams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mams in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻡmam-
Mams in the Russian language
Мамсmams-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mams
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