Maigaskiya Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Maigaskiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 230 | 1:770,186 | 34,704 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
Maigaskiya (54) may also be a first name.
Maigaskiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maigaskiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maigaskiya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigaskiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,055,483rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigaskiya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maigaskiya is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 770,186. In Nigeria Maigaskiya is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 18 percent live, Taraba, where 17 percent live and Jigawa, where 16 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megaskiya | 84 | 6 | / |
| Magayskaya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Magaskie | 78 | 5 | / |
| Magaskay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Migotskaya | 70 | 7 | / |
| McGaskey | 67 | 256 | / |
| Megaskey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magoskie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Maigaskiya
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