Maitana Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Maitana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 112 | 1:472,693 | 32,330 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maitana (139) may also be a first name.
Maitana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maitana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maitana (Oriya: ମାଇତାନ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,364,059th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Maitana live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Maitana is also the 784,558th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 139 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 15 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maitana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maitana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇତାନ | ma'itana | - |
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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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- 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 Maitana
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