Mai Tama Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Mai Tama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 271 | 1:70,819 | 3,213 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
The alternate forms: Maï Tama (5) are calculated separately.
Mai Tama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mai Tama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mai Tama occurs most in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms: Maï Tama. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mai Tama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mai Tama is the 814,680th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Mai Tama is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mai Tama reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 70,819. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 73 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 18 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Niger Mai Tama occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 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 Tama
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