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
Maiwake is found most frequently in Niger. It can be found as: Maiwaké. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwake? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maiwake is the 208,929th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,682,439 people. The last name 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 frequently held first name in the world It is held by 287 people.
The last name Maiwake is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 1,398 people, or 1 in 13,728. In Niger it is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 52 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 43 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Niger Maiwake exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Maiwake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Maiwake surname is primarily 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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