Maigaya Surname
Approximately 289 people bear this surname
Maigaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 230 | 1:83,444 | 3,592 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
The alternate forms: Maïgaya (1) are calculated separately.
Maigaya (18) may also be a first name.
Maigaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maigaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maigaya occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Maïgaya. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maigaya is the 917,199th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. Maigaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigaya are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name internationally, held by 18 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 83,444. In Niger Maigaya is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 43 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 43 percent live and Dosso Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Niger Maigaya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 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 Maigaya
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