Maitima Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maitima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maitima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maitima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maitima Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Maitima occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maitima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Maitima is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Maitima live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Maitima is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent reside, Meru County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Maitima is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

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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 Maitima
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