Maiaya Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Maiaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 85 | 1:225,788 | 7,375 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Maiaya (153) may also be a first name.
Maiaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maiaya (Hindi: मैाया) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maiaya is the 1,321,499th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Maiaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maiaya are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 743,570th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 153 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 225,788. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 51 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 28 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Niger it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maiaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maiaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मैाया | maiaya | 75 |
| मइया | ma'iya | 25 |
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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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- 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 Maiaya
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