Maifrigui Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Maifrigui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 148 | 1:140,332 | 15,641 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Maïfrigui (4) are calculated separately.
Maifrigui (1,967) may also be a first name.
Maifrigui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maifrigui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maifrigui is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Maïfrigui. Click here for other possible spellings of Maifrigui.
How Common Is The Last Name Maifrigui? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,441,361st most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Maifrigui is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maifrigui are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Maifrigui is also the 170,765th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,967 people.
Maifrigui is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 140,332. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 74 percent live, North Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maïfrigui | 96 | 4 | / |
| Maifruigui | 95 | 12 | / |
| Maifrigi | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mifrigui | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maifruiguih | 90 | 1 | / |
| Maifrigue | 89 | 3 | / |
| Maifriqui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Maifruigi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maiphruigui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafrige | 75 | 112 | / |
| Mefrige | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mafrikwa | 59 | 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 Maifrigui
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