Maigwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Maigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Maigwe (16) may also be a first name.
Maigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maigwe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maigwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maigwe is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maigwe are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Maigwe is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 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 Maigwe
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