Maikyau Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maikyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maikyau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2181:812,58136,138
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Maikyau (127) may also be a first name.

Maikyau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maikyau is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maikyau.

How Common Is The Last Name Maikyau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,111,382nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maikyau live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maikyau is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 127 people.

Maikyau is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 812,581. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 22 percent reside, Gombe, where 22 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makyau9210/
Maikyou862/
Maikiaou806/
Makyou7731/
Makiau771/
Mackyou711/
Makiaou711/
Maqiou621/
Makkiou572/
Mikkiou571/
Maceeoyu531/
Machioiu531/
Micquiaux5011/
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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 Maikyau
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