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

The last name Mams (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻡ, Russian: Мамс) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mams? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,808,717^th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Mams are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 461,021^st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 357 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 68 percent reside, Borno, where 23 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.