Maigaji Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Maigaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159 | 1:1,114,105 | 45,936 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
The alternate forms: Maïgaji (1) are calculated separately.
Maigaji (39) may also be a first name.
Maigaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maigaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maigaji (Hindi: मैगजी, Marathi: मैगाजी) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Maïgaji. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maigaji is the 1,310,135th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Maigaji reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maigaji is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name on earth, borne by 39 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 1,114,105. In Nigeria Maigaji is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 47 percent are found, Taraba, where 25 percent are found and Gombe, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maigaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maigaji in the Hindi language | ||
| मैगजी | maigaji | - |
| Maigaji in the Marathi language | ||
| मैगाजी | maigaji | - |
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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 Maigaji
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