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 last name Maigaya is most common in Niger. It may also occur as a variant: Maïgaya. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 917,199th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigaya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Maigaya is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 83,444. In Niger Maigaya is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 43 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 43 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Niger Maigaya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 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 Maigaya
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