Malam Maina Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Malam Maina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 277 | 1:69,285 | 3,153 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
The alternate forms: Malam Maïna (7) & Malam Maîna (1) are calculated separately.
Malam Maina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Maina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malam Maina occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Malam Maïna or Malam Maîna. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Maina? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malam Maina is the 933,049th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Maina live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 69,285. In Niger it is mostly found in: Diffa Region, where 84 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 15 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 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
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- 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 Maina
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