Maikanwa Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Maikanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
Maikanwa (96) may also be a first name.
Maikanwa Demographics
Maikanwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Maikanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maikanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maikanwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maikanwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maikanwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,136,896th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maikanwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 96 people.
Maikanwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 942,249. In Nigeria Maikanwa is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 30 percent reside, Sokoto, where 13 percent reside and Yobe, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 11 percent reside.
Maikanwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Maikanwa surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makanwa | 93 | 674 | / |
| Maikonwa | 88 | 11 | / |
| Makhanwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makanua | 80 | 308 | / |
| Mikanba | 80 | 40 | / |
| Mekanwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Makonwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mikanua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makanuay | 75 | 56 | / |
| Makhanua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makqanba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muikanba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maikamwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matkamwad | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makamnuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makamwe | 67 | 227 | / |
| Makanui | 67 | 88 | / |
| Makamwo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mekamwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Makomwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mykanba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Makanvi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mekanwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekonwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makamnwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miqanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacAnwe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Maikanwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis