Maritala Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maritala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maritala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Maritala (22) may also be a first name.

Maritala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maritala is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maritala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maritala is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Maritala is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Maritala reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Oyo, where 31 percent are found and Adamawa, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 16 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 Maritala
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