Cognomen Махатма (Mohandas 
, Mahatma 
, Махатма) , around the globe, is a common last name. The surname Махатма is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates. More prevalently, Махатма is the forename as well as the last name.