Maï Surname
Approximately 3,755 people bear this surname
Maï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 3,659 | 1:3,715 | 615 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Mai (1,714,017), Maî (21), Maí (1), Maĭ (1) & Mái (3) are calculated separately.
Maï (2,249) may also be a first name.
Maï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maï Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maï is more commonly found in Chad than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mai, Maî, Maí, Maĭ or Mái. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maï? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,889th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,940,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maï are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 157,518th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 2,249 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is held by 3,659 people, or 1 in 3,715. Aside from Chad this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mai | 89 | 1,714,017 | / |
| Maî | 89 | 21 | / |
| Maí | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maĭ | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maïa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Maïs | 86 | 15 | / |
| Maït | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maïz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ma | 80 | 21,354,561 | / |
| Mái | 78 | 3 | / |
| May | 67 | 1,051,639 | / |
| Mas | 67 | 187,843 | / |
| Mau | 67 | 66,892 | / |
| Mah | 67 | 59,927 | / |
| Mat | 67 | 56,326 | / |
| Maa | 67 | 33,493 | / |
| Maj | 67 | 27,175 | / |
| Moa | 67 | 21,480 | / |
| Mea | 67 | 15,044 | / |
| Mma | 67 | 11,570 | / |
| Mad | 67 | 8,000 | / |
| Maz | 67 | 6,949 | / |
| Map | 67 | 3,611 | / |
| Mha | 67 | 1,021 | / |
| Hma | 67 | 767 | / |
| Maç | 67 | 419 | / |
| Mağ | 67 | 285 | / |
| Maş | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mga | 67 | 74 | / |
| Méa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Moï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maź | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mađ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ėma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mưa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maá | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maï
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