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
Maigaya has its highest incidence in Niger. It can occur as: Maïgaya. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 917,199th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigaya are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Maigaya is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most common in Niger, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 83,444. In Niger Maigaya is most common in: Maradi Region, where 43 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 43 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- 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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