Maigwa Surname
Approximately 982 people bear this surname
Maigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 359 | 1:128,635 | 10,601 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Maigwa (257) may also be a first name.
Maigwa Demographics
Maigwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maigwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigwa? popularity and diffusion
Maigwa is the 366,882nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. Maigwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigwa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maigwa is also the 555,528th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 257 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 128,635. In Kenya Maigwa is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 24 percent live, Nakuru County, where 20 percent live and Kiambu County, where 19 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 35 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Maigwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Maigwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Maigwa
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