Maifoto Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Maifoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Maifoto (90) may also be a first name.
Maifoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maifoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maifoto is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maifoto? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maifoto is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maifoto are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 90 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 71 percent live, North Region, where 27 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon Maifoto exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafoto | 92 | 98 | / |
| Mafotho | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mafooto | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mifotto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maifeto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maifato | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafotou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maiphoto | 80 | 161 | / |
| Mafoutou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mafootoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafeto | 77 | 657 | / |
| Mafuto | 77 | 53 | / |
| Mafota | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mafato | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mifota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphoto | 71 | 3,623 | / |
| Mafouta | 71 | 2,133 | / |
| Maifata | 71 | 227 | / |
| Mafotha | 71 | 119 | / |
| Mafoteu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mifetou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maffato | 71 | 9 | / |
| Meffoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafatto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mifetoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafotta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mifatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafusto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafotah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maefato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafasto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphotho | 67 | 85 | / |
| Maggiofatto | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafoteuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maffoteu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Miyafato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafoutha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmafouta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphotoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafouteu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maifoto
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