Mamayel Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Mamayel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamayel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Mamayel (45) may also be a first name.

Mamayel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mamayel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mamayel is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mamayel.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamayel? popularity and diffusion

Mamayel is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamayel live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Mamayel is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 86 percent live and Dosso Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Mauritania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamael921/
Mamayal863/
Mamyiel861/
Mamawel860/
Mamiyele806/
Mamayale801/
Mammayil801/
Mamuel7749/
Mamiel777/
Mamail772/
Mameil771/
Mameel771/
Mamaylova7535/
Moumayele759/
Maismayil753/
Mamaile71902/
Mammuel716/
Mamijal713/
Momiyel711/
Mahmail711/
Memayil711/
Mamajil711/
Mamuyal711/
Mamujal711/
Majmaul711/
Mmamaile6764/
Maimaile672/
Maumaule672/
Maaameal671/
Maismail671/
Mamoyale671/
Mamiyale671/
Moumayil671/
Mamajull671/
Mamigiel671/
Mahmujal671/

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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 Mamayel
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