Maizama Surname
Approximately 1,478 people bear this surname
Maizama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,421 | 1:13,506 | 940 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Maïzama (7) are calculated separately.
Maizama (295) may also be a first name.
Maizama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maizama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maizama is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Maïzama. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maizama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 264,801st most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,930,681 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maizama reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Maizama is also the 513,559th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 295 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 13,506. In Niger Maizama is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 70 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 15 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Niger Maizama occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 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 Maizama
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