Maigandi Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maigandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maigandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6691:264,78715,152
Niger361:533,11213,750
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Maigandi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maigandi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maigandi is the 472,684th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigandi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maigandi is also the 619,385th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 213 people.

The surname is most commonly 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 are found, Zamfara, where 22 percent are found and Taraba, where 12 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Maigandi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

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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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