Maitei Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Maitei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 261 | 1:176,934 | 13,356 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Maitei (185) may also be a first name.
Maitei Demographics
Maitei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maitei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maitei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maitei (Marathi: मेईतेई) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 906,170th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maitei reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maitei is also the 669,105th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 185 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 176,934. In Kenya Maitei is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 57 percent are found, Narok County, where 38 percent are found and Makueni County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Maitei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Maitei last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maitei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maitei in the Marathi language | ||
| मेईतेई | me'ite'i | 66.67 |
| मैतेई | maite'i | 33.33 |
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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 Maitei
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