Maialewa Surname

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

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maialewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maialewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Maialewa (57) may also be a first name.

Maialewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maialewa is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maialewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maialewa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maialewa is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 47 percent reside, Sokoto, where 23 percent reside and Yobe, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Maialewa exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maialiewa941/
Maihalewa941/
Mailewa9336/
Majalewa881/
Maialawa881/
Maialiwa881/
Mailawa80173/
Maileva80130/
Muilewa8041/
Maleawa8032/
Mealewa806/
Maleewa802/
Majaliwa7521,879/
Mayaliwa75263/
Mahaleva756/
Maielawa754/
Maiolawa753/
Mailaawa751/
Maaleeva751/
Maialebo751/
Majiliwa751/
Mailaeva751/
Mileva716,899/
Maleva711,999/
Meilewatt712/
Majalebai711/
Maleeva677,993/
Mileeva671,919/
Mailava6741/
Mailebe6721/
Muilewo6721/
Mayleva6719/
Mahleva677/
Malleva676/
Mailebo676/
Maleiva673/
Moiliwa672/
Maleyva672/
Mailawo671/
Maleiwe671/
Mileiva671/
Mayalebhai671/
Maulawa671/
Maeleva671/
Majalebhai671/
Maleava671/
Mayleba671/

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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 Maialewa
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