Ma-Ai Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ma-Ai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
The alternate forms: Ma-Aï (1) are calculated separately.
Ma-Ai (23) may also be a first name.
Ma-Ai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ma-Ai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ma-Ai is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ma-Aï. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ma-Ai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Ma-Ai is mostly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Ma-Ai are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name globally, held by 23 people.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Ma-Ai is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 71 percent reside and Madang, where 29 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ma-Ai
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