Maigamo Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Maigamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maigamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,1001:17,4471,135
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Maïgamo (1) are calculated separately.

Maigamo (249) may also be a first name.

Maigamo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maigamo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Maigamo is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Maïgamo. For other potential spellings of Maigamo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maigamo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maigamo is the 274,073rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,139,313 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigamo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 565,047th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 249 people.

The last name Maigamo is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 1,100 people, or 1 in 17,447. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 65 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 14 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, 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
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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 Maigamo
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