Mairamou Surname
Approximately 5,390 people bear this surname
Mairamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5,363 | 1:3,873 | 462 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
The alternate forms: Maïramou (4) are calculated separately.
Mairamou (47,069) may also be a first name.
Mairamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mairamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mairamou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Maïramou. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mairamou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mairamou is the 89,064th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,352,049 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mairamou are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 19,463rd most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 47,069 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,363 people, or 1 in 3,873. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 49 percent are found, North Region, where 32 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Mairamou is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Chad, where 0 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 Mairamou
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