Ma'azou Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Ma'azou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 150 | 1:127,947 | 4,917 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
Ma'azou (33) may also be a first name.
Ma'azou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ma'azou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ma'azou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ma'azou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,359,010th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Ma'azou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ma'azou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 127,947. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 45 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 30 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 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'azou
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