Maigandi Surname
Approximately 709 people bear this surname
Maigandi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 669 | 1:264,787 | 15,152 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Maigandi (213) may also be a first name.
Maigandi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maigandi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maigandi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maigandi.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigandi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maigandi is the 472,684th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigandi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 619,385th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 213 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 669 people, or 1 in 264,787. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 34 percent live, Zamfara, where 22 percent live and Taraba, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Maigandi
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