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
Maikanwa is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maikanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maikanwa is the 1,136,896th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name Maikanwa 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. Maikanwa is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 96 people.
The last name Maikanwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 942,249. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 30 percent are found, Sokoto, where 13 percent are found and Yobe, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 11 percent are found.
Maikanwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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