Maidaye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Maidaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Maidaye (7) may also be a first name.
Maidaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maidaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maidaye is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maidaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maidaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maidaye is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maidaye live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 7 people.
Maidaye is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Maidaye is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside, North Region, where 33 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 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 Maidaye
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