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Around the world, महात्मा (Mohandas , Mahatma , महात्मा) is a common predominantly male, but very infrequently girly forename. The first name महात्मा is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare male name, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, महात्मा is the last name as well as the forename.