Maiwane Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Maiwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maiwane (17) may also be a first name.
Maiwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maiwane is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maiwane live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Maiwane is also the 2,694,839th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 301,001. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 96 percent are found and North Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Maiwane
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