Mahamey Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mahamey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mahamey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahamey occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Mahamey are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name Mahamey is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Mahamey is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 50 percent live and Zinder Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
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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 Mahamey
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