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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maitaba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maitaba is also the 763,528th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 146 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 43 percent are found, Kano, where 26 percent are found and Zamfara, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 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 Maitaba
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