Malam Kane Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Malam Kane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 47 | 1:408,341 | 11,310 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
The alternate forms: Malam Kané (1) are calculated separately.
Malam Kane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Kane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malam Kane occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Malam Kané. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Kane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malam Kane is the 2,661,929th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Kane reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 408,341. In Niger Malam Kane is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 47 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 47 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 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 Malam Kane
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