Mai Kano Surname
Approximately 2,766 people bear this surname
Mai Kano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,996 | 1:9,615 | 733 |
| Nigeria | 770 | 1:230,056 | 13,461 |
The alternate forms: Maï Kano (1) are calculated separately.
Mai Kano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mai Kano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mai Kano is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Maï Kano. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mai Kano.
How Common Is The Last Name Mai Kano? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,027th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,634,688 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mai Kano live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 1,996 people, or 1 in 9,615. In Niger Mai Kano is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 70 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 23 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 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 Mai Kano
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