Maiwouri Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Maiwouri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Maiwouri (135) may also be a first name.
Maiwouri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiwouri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maiwouri is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maiwouri.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwouri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maiwouri is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Maiwouri is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maiwouri are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 797,647th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 135 people.
Maiwouri is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 85 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 6 percent reside and North Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Maiwouri
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