Maikanya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Maikanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maikanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Maikanya (31) may also be a first name.

Maikanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maikanya is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maikanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Maikanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maikanya are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 31 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Maikanya is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 92 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 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 Maikanya
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