Maikaji Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Maikaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 362 | 1:489,345 | 24,522 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Maikaji (154) may also be a first name.
Maikaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maikaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maikaji is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maikaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 778,856th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maikaji are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 740,891st most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 154 people.
The surname Maikaji is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 489,345. In Nigeria Maikaji is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 36 percent reside, Bauchi, where 17 percent reside and Zamfara, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 1 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 Maikaji
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