Maiwasa Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Maiwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
Maiwasa (55) may also be a first name.
Maiwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maiwasa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Maiwasa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maiwasa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maiwasa is also the 1,336,256th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 55 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Maiwasa is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 59 percent live, Sokoto, where 38 percent live and Kano, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 7 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 Maiwasa
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