Mai Dawa Surname
Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname
Mai Dawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,068 | 1:17,970 | 1,157 |
| Nigeria | 697 | 1:254,150 | 14,653 |
The alternate forms: Maï Dawa (3) are calculated separately.
Mai Dawa Demographics
Mai Dawa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mai Dawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mai Dawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mai Dawa has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also be found as: Maï Dawa. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mai Dawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 229,521st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The surname Mai Dawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mai Dawa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name Mai Dawa is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 17,970. In Niger it is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 31 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 29 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found.
Mai Dawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.
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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 Mai Dawa
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