Maharau Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Maharau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 155 | 1:1,142,857 | 46,821 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Maharau (121) may also be a first name.
Maharau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maharau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maharau occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maharau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,369,340th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. Maharau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maharau are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maharau is also the 848,089th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 121 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria Maharau is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 88 percent are found, Sokoto, where 12 percent are found and Yobe, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Maharau is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Maharau
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