Maitaba Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Maitaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Maitaba (146) may also be a first name.
Maitaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maitaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maitaba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitaba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maitaba reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 146 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Maitaba is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 43 percent live, Kano, where 26 percent live and Zamfara, where 19 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
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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 Maitaba
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