Maikama Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Maikama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Maikama (36) may also be a first name.
Maikama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maikama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maikama occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maikama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maikama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maikama is the 1,785,358th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maikama are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maikama is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 64 percent are found, Adamawa, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Maikama exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Maikama
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