Mai Kani Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mai Kani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Maï Kani (1) are calculated separately.
Mai Kani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mai Kani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mai Kani occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Maï Kani. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mai Kani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mai Kani reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Mai Kani is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 87 percent live, Maradi Region, where 7 percent live and Zinder Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 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 Mai Kani
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