Maima Surname
Approximately 6,052 people bear this surname
Maima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4,306 | 1:1,894 | 71 |
| Uganda | 440 | 1:88,726 | 9,237 |
| Indonesia | 341 | 1:387,828 | 33,045 |
| Nigeria | 283 | 1:625,946 | 29,673 |
| Thailand | 202 | 1:349,695 | 60,810 |
| Kenya | 159 | 1:290,440 | 18,686 |
| Peru | 89 | 1:357,125 | 12,161 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Liberia | 44 | 1:100,194 | 7,994 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Palestine | 14 | 1:324,918 | 11,054 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Maîma (1) are calculated separately.
Maima (15,079) may also be a first name.
Maima Demographics
Maima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻤﻪ, Hindi: मैमा, Marathi: मईमा, Oriya: ମଇମା, Tibetan: མའི་མ་) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Maîma. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maima is the 80,473rd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,204,155 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Maima are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Maima is also the 46,228th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15,079 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4,306 people, or 1 in 1,894. In Papua New Guinea Maima is most numerous in: Chimbu, where 63 percent live, National Capital District, where 9 percent live and Morobe, where 7 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Maima occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Maima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
The amount Maima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,386 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.61% less than the national average, earning R 38,940 per year and in United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maima in the Tibetan language | ||
| མའི་མ་ | méma | - |
| Maima in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଇମା | ma'ima | - |
| Maima in the Hindi language | ||
| मैमा | maima | 93.72 |
| मईमा | ma'ima | 3.35 |
| मइमा | ma'ima | 2.09 |
| माइमा | ma'ima | 0.42 |
| Maima in the Marathi language | ||
| मईमा | ma'ima | 57.14 |
| मैमा | maima | 42.86 |
| Maima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻤﻪ | amymh | 31.03 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻢ | amym | 17.24 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻪ | mymh | 12.07 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﺎ | myma | 10.34 |
| ﻣﻴﻢ | mym | 8.62 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻤﻪ | almymh | 5.17 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻤﻪ | amymh | 5.17 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻢ | amym | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻤﺔ | amymt | 3.45 |
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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
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- 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 Maima
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