Mai-Dawa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Mai-Dawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Mai-Dawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mai-Dawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mai-Dawa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mai-Dawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mai-Dawa is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mai-Dawa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 73 percent are found, Adamawa, where 7 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Mai-Dawa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 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
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- 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 Mai-Dawa
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