Cognomen মহাত্মা (Mohandas 
, Mahatma 
, মহাত্মা) , in the world, is a common family name. The surname মহাত্মা is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates. More frequently, মহাত্মা is the forename as well as the last name.