Maïriga Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Maïriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Mairiga (8,053) & Maîriga (2) are calculated separately.
Maïriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maïriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maïriga is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mairiga or Maîriga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maïriga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Maïriga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maïriga are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 449,374. In Benin Maïriga is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Besides Benin Maïriga occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.
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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 Maïriga
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