Malam Gana Surname
Approximately 870 people bear this surname
Malam Gana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 783 | 1:24,511 | 1,460 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
Malam Gana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Gana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malam Gana is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Gana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 403,243rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,376,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Gana are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 783 people, or 1 in 24,511. In Niger Malam Gana is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 81 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 17 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 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 Malam Gana
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