Maitouwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Maitouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Maitouwa (10) may also be a first name.
Maitouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maitouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maitouwa is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maitouwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitouwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maitouwa is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Maitouwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maitouwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent live and Maradi Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
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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 Maitouwa
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