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 is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Maï Dawa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mai Dawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 229,521st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,128,921 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mai Dawa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name Mai Dawa is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 17,970. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 31 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 29 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Niger this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found.
Mai Dawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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