Maikafo Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Niger

Maikafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maikafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Niger71:2,741,71749,802

Maikafo Last Name Facts

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

Maikafo occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maikafo.

How Common Is The Last Name Maikafo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Maikafo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Maikafo are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Maikafo is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia Maikafo is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Niger, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makafo9253/
Mikafo921/
Maekafo8611/
Maikafa8611/
Makaffo861/
Makhafo861/
Makafoo861/
Maikafau801/
Mackafoj801/
Makofo7784/
Makafa7712/
Mekafo771/
Maikaiffa751/
MacKafoss750/
Magkafa71223/
Makhafa7135/
Makoufo713/
Makgafa713/
Makaifa712/
Makhefo711/
Moukafo711/
Makaffa711/
Makeufo711/
Mikafah711/
Magkafas67303/
Maskhafa672/
Mmakaffa671/
Makhafah671/
'Makhafa671/
Makasfah671/

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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 Maikafo
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