Malam Sani Surname
Approximately 2,768 people bear this surname
Malam Sani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,485 | 1:7,723 | 627 |
| Nigeria | 283 | 1:625,946 | 29,673 |
Malam Sani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Sani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malam Sani occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Sani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malam Sani is the 157,924th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,632,784 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Sani live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 2,485 people, or 1 in 7,723. In Niger it is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 64 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 29 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 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 Sani
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