Malam Mai Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Malam Mai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 162 | 1:118,469 | 4,647 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
The alternate forms: Malam Maï (5) are calculated separately.
Malam Mai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Mai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malam Mai occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Malam Maï. For other possible spellings of Malam Mai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Mai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,286,243rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Mai are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Malam Mai is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 118,469. In Niger Malam Mai is primarily found in: Diffa Region, where 62 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 38 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 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 Mai
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