Maidaji Surname
Approximately 5,226 people bear this surname
Maidaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4,302 | 1:4,461 | 420 |
| Nigeria | 923 | 1:191,921 | 11,611 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Maïdaji (2) & Maîdaji (1) are calculated separately.
Maidaji (1,084) may also be a first name.
Maidaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maidaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maidaji is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Maïdaji or Maîdaji. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maidaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maidaji is the 91,582nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,394,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maidaji live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 242,513th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,084 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 4,302 people, or 1 in 4,461. In Niger Maidaji is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 53 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Maidaji
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