Maiwake Surname
Approximately 1,979 people bear this surname
Maiwake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,398 | 1:13,728 | 952 |
| Nigeria | 580 | 1:305,419 | 17,008 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Maiwaké (6) are calculated separately.
Maiwake (287) may also be a first name.
Maiwake Demographics
Maiwake Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Maiwake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiwake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maiwake occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Maiwaké. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 208,929th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,682,439 people. The last name Maiwake occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maiwake are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Maiwake is also the 522,011th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 287 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 1,398 people, or 1 in 13,728. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 52 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 43 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Maiwake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Maiwake last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
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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 Maiwake
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