Maiguida Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Maiguida Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maiguida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1451:132,3595,049
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Benin161:645,97538,126

The alternate forms: Maïguida (4) are calculated separately.

Maiguida (383) may also be a first name.

Maiguida Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maiguida Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maiguida is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Maïguida. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maiguida? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maiguida reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 442,958th most common first name globally. It is borne by 383 people.

The surname Maiguida is most common in Niger, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 132,359. In Niger Maiguida is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 55 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 17 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 9 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 Maiguida
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