Maitawa Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Maitawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Maitawa (126) may also be a first name.
Maitawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maitawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maitawa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Maitawa live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Maitawa is also the 829,183rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 126 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 71 percent are found, North Region, where 26 percent are found and East Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 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 Maitawa
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