Maiai Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Samoa

Maiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maiai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Samoa41:48,452659
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Maiai (22) may also be a first name.

Maiai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maiai Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maiai is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maiai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maiai is the 2,414,640th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Maiai live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Maiai is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Gulf, where 91 percent live and East New Britain, where 9 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and Samoa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahiai91101/
Maijai9124/
Maihai9114/
Maiahi913/
Magiai911/
Maia'i911/
Mai'ai911/
Maiahai832/
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Maijaai831/
Mayai805,427/
Maiji801,500/
Maaie801,434/
Majai80406/
Maija80205/
Mauai8086/
Miiai8076/
Maiaa8074/
Maiyi8068/
Muiai8048/
Maiae8021/
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Maeai804/
Moiai804/
Maiaj802/
Maiie801/
Maiei801/
Mayiji733,180/
Majija731,828/
Majiji731,150/
Mouaia73463/
Majhai73151/
Majhii7363/
Majiha7362/
Maijhi7360/
Mauyai7353/
Mahuai7346/
Maaiha7342/
Majjii7341/
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Maaija7320/
Maijit7315/
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Majgai7314/
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Mayaid737/
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Maihie730/
Maie67256,853/
Maua6713,703/
Maei671,019/
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Maui67440/
Meai6762/
Miei6739/
Meaa6727/
Maihaea6722/
Mahajai6712/
Maihoui6710/
Maaijer678/
Mahioui677/
Maía675/
Maihoea675/
Mahayai674/
Maajiha673/
Mahaija672/
Mahaije671/
Majaidh671/
Maihoit671/
Maueais671/
Maajija671/
Mhaijid671/
Mayahai671/
Mauyais671/
Mahaihi671/
Maijaaa671/
Maiyoui671/
Mahjaid671/
Mahijie671/
Mahijio671/
Mayijie671/
Maijith671/
Majioui671/
Mahhiea671/
Mayauai671/
Majijis671/
Majjaid671/
Mayaith670/
Mayhaiz670/

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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
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  • 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 Maiai
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