Most Common Surnames in Gombe, With Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Gombe

Forebears knows about 40,848 unique surnames in Gombe and there are 73 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Adamu	143,677	1:21	6.92%	7
2	Abubakar	132,944	1:22	4.75%	3
3	Mohammed	120,350	1:25	5.15%	5
4	Ibrahim	104,895	1:28	3.17%	1
5	Musa	94,368	1:31	3.10%	2
6	Usman	88,415	1:34	4.72%	8
7	Abdullahi	83,182	1:36	3.26%	4
8	Umar	65,104	1:46	3.48%	9
9	Muhammed	64,423	1:46	3.91%	11
10	Muhammad	58,565	1:51	3.40%	10
11	Ali	40,503	1:73	3.54%	14
12	Bello	37,810	1:78	3.81%	16
13	Umaru	37,359	1:79	7.10%	35
14	Hassan	35,732	1:83	3.84%	18
15	Haruna	33,665	1:88	3.48%	17
16	Sani	31,835	1:93	1.39%	6
17	Aliyu	30,785	1:96	2.29%	12
18	Garba	29,953	1:99	2.88%	15
19	Yusuf	29,913	1:99	2.36%	13
20	Muhammadu	29,802	1:99	8.09%	56
21	Ahmed	27,471	1:108	4.10%	28
22	Isa	25,111	1:118	4.21%	31
23	Yakubu	23,368	1:127	3.12%	21
24	Yahaya	23,329	1:127	3.43%	26
25	Buba	20,451	1:145	14.08%	160
26	Mohammadu	19,231	1:154	15.44%	182
27	Saidu	18,304	1:162	4.05%	39
28	Idris	17,246	1:172	2.38%	24
29	Mohammad	16,467	1:180	7.93%	105
30	Ahmadu	16,264	1:182	10.52%	148
31	Isah	16,124	1:184	2.17%	22
32	Audu	15,382	1:193	3.72%	44
33	Salisu	14,767	1:201	2.18%	27
34	Ahmad	14,384	1:206	2.79%	36
35	Sale	13,689	1:216	4.65%	72
36	Bala	12,583	1:236	2.27%	34
37	Alhaji	12,515	1:237	4.99%	84
38	Amadu	12,092	1:245	5.68%	101
39	Dauda	12,010	1:247	2.93%	46
40	Sulaiman	12,005	1:247	3.14%	52
41	Babayo	10,917	1:271	29.09%	630
42	Saleh	10,371	1:286	6.13%	136
43	Shehu	10,368	1:286	1.75%	32
44	Dahiru	10,231	1:290	3.73%	75
45	John	10,220	1:290	1.41%	23
46	Magaji	9,594	1:309	4.53%	103
47	Hussaini	9,286	1:319	4.76%	108
48	Baba	8,961	1:331	2.36%	53
49	Aminu	8,945	1:331	1.15%	20
50	Abba	8,652	1:343	2.32%	55
51	Yau	8,618	1:344	3.44%	83
52	Shuaibu	8,449	1:351	3.16%	79
53	Lawan	8,359	1:355	3.03%	74
54	Suleiman	8,256	1:359	2.12%	51
55	Jauro	8,245	1:359	29.48%	770
56	Nuhu	8,008	1:370	2.97%	78
57	Rabiu	7,984	1:371	1.79%	40
58	Danladi	7,963	1:372	4.65%	134
59	Auwal	7,696	1:385	4.63%	138
60	Tukur	7,403	1:400	4.65%	145
61	Yunusa	7,321	1:405	3.25%	95
62	Ayuba	7,181	1:413	3.00%	90
63	Samaila	6,949	1:426	3.42%	107
64	Daniel	6,920	1:428	2.12%	63
65	Salihu	6,912	1:429	2.33%	71
66	Yaya	6,909	1:429	16.07%	549
67	Abdulkadir	6,350	1:467	4.16%	150
68	Kabiru	6,268	1:473	2.01%	67
69	Babangida	6,162	1:481	6.56%	253
70	Gambo	6,067	1:488	3.22%	113
71	Danjuma	5,975	1:496	3.36%	125
72	Hamza	5,761	1:514	2.36%	87
73	Manu	5,515	1:537	8.66%	361
74	Suleman	5,497	1:539	2.36%	92
75	Samuel	5,452	1:544	1.33%	45
76	Mustapha	5,368	1:552	1.31%	48
77	Sule	5,320	1:557	1.77%	70
78	Lawal	5,309	1:558	0.65%	19
79	Idi	5,302	1:559	6.39%	280
80	Kawu	5,249	1:565	17.73%	742
81	Jibrin	5,183	1:572	2.77%	116
82	David	5,172	1:573	1.59%	64
82	Ismail	5,172	1:573	2.21%	91
84	Alhassan	5,140	1:577	2.69%	111
85	Emmanuel	5,082	1:583	1.10%	38
86	Abdu	5,064	1:585	2.94%	131
87	Shaibu	4,929	1:601	2.93%	137
88	Abdulahi	4,905	1:604	2.99%	142
89	Sunday	4,808	1:616	0.75%	29
90	Joseph	4,803	1:617	1.10%	41
91	James	4,766	1:622	1.11%	42
92	Zakari	4,665	1:635	4.28%	210
93	Inuwa	4,602	1:644	4.19%	208
94	Waziri	4,583	1:647	8.57%	449
95	Nasiru	4,528	1:654	1.85%	86
96	Sabo	4,430	1:669	2.83%	146
97	Ishaku	4,420	1:670	6.05%	315
98	Mamman	4,330	1:684	2.96%	158
99	Gidado	4,319	1:686	21.33%	973

100	Muazu	4,219	1:702	3.13%	168
101	Sambo	4,203	1:705	5.50%	305
102	Iliya	4,003	1:740	3.65%	209
103	Peter	3,984	1:744	1.08%	57
104	Bulus	3,741	1:792	4.10%	260
105	Adam	3,614	1:820	1.28%	73
106	Aishatu	3,551	1:835	16.33%	924
107	Inusa	3,488	1:850	3.03%	200
108	Abdul	3,474	1:853	2.30%	151
109	Babawuro	3,438	1:862	73.27%	3,055
110	Bappah	3,422	1:866	55.39%	2,435
111	Bashir	3,398	1:872	1.86%	117
111	Simon	3,398	1:872	2.59%	172
113	Bitrus	3,364	1:881	4.04%	278
114	Joshua	3,348	1:885	2.30%	159
115	Abdulhamid	3,340	1:887	4.67%	327
116	Amos	3,284	1:902	2.23%	156
117	Jibril	3,203	1:925	3.02%	220
118	Hamisu	3,171	1:935	1.77%	121
119	Mamuda	3,158	1:938	5.02%	365
120	Aisha	3,113	1:952	3.11%	238
121	Jalo	3,105	1:954	31.16%	1,682
122	Solomon	3,041	1:974	1.89%	144
123	Zubairu	3,039	1:975	2.63%	197
124	Habu	3,010	1:985	3.19%	248
125	Hamma	2,902	1:1,021	27.76%	1,623
126	Abbas	2,865	1:1,034	2.90%	239
127	Galadima	2,851	1:1,039	4.99%	415
128	Markus	2,849	1:1,040	6.05%	496
129	Lamido	2,759	1:1,074	16.63%	1,121
130	Haladu	2,680	1:1,106	3.87%	337
131	Abbakar	2,677	1:1,107	6.36%	565
132	Ishaya	2,643	1:1,121	3.44%	301
133	Fatima	2,635	1:1,125	5.15%	466
134	Yahya	2,574	1:1,151	6.31%	582
135	Bappa	2,543	1:1,165	36.68%	2,211
136	Hamidu	2,537	1:1,168	4.44%	416
137	Iliyasu	2,513	1:1,179	2.31%	212
138	Auwalu	2,450	1:1,210	1.90%	174
139	Bako	2,434	1:1,218	2.29%	219
140	Eze	2,368	1:1,251	0.35%	25
141	Jibir	2,363	1:1,254	29.57%	1,975
142	Saadu	2,355	1:1,258	2.60%	261
143	Ado	2,350	1:1,261	0.93%	82
143	Malam	2,350	1:1,261	3.81%	372
145	Nura	2,342	1:1,265	0.94%	85
146	Yerima	2,331	1:1,271	9.56%	851
147	Mahammadu	2,326	1:1,274	13.07%	1,078
148	Moses	2,308	1:1,284	0.95%	88
148	Sadiq	2,308	1:1,284	2.20%	223
150	Liman	2,289	1:1,295	2.91%	289
151	Hashimu	2,247	1:1,319	3.64%	371
152	Maina	2,239	1:1,324	5.82%	615
153	Abdulkarim	2,218	1:1,336	3.27%	341
154	Maigari	2,181	1:1,359	8.16%	797
155	Halilu	2,178	1:1,361	3.23%	342
156	Maikudi	2,112	1:1,403	12.91%	1,133
157	Abdulmumini	2,102	1:1,410	6.39%	692
158	Amina	2,075	1:1,428	3.78%	438
159	Jatau	2,062	1:1,437	7.02%	745
160	Mallam	2,038	1:1,454	3.31%	375
161	Murtala	2,020	1:1,467	1.43%	163
162	Abu	1,954	1:1,517	1.01%	109
163	Buhari	1,933	1:1,533	1.66%	196
164	Maryam	1,901	1:1,559	4.20%	515
165	Hauwa	1,896	1:1,563	5.44%	665
166	Ismaila	1,872	1:1,583	1.63%	202
167	Isiyaku	1,856	1:1,597	3.74%	476
167	Madaki	1,856	1:1,597	3.93%	495
169	Sanusi	1,848	1:1,604	0.98%	114
170	Paul	1,835	1:1,615	0.96%	112
171	Garuba	1,809	1:1,638	2.77%	351
172	Jonathan	1,790	1:1,656	2.49%	323
173	Tanimu	1,779	1:1,666	2.49%	326
174	Tanko	1,758	1:1,686	1.32%	170
175	Bukar	1,740	1:1,703	0.78%	96
176	Luka	1,727	1:1,716	1.84%	254
177	Wakili	1,721	1:1,722	4.06%	558
178	Kamisu	1,716	1:1,727	19.97%	1,879
178	Yarima	1,716	1:1,727	7.87%	921
180	Samson	1,687	1:1,757	1.64%	228
181	Habibu	1,663	1:1,782	1.53%	211
182	Andrew	1,624	1:1,825	2.13%	306
183	Aliu	1,608	1:1,843	1.40%	199
183	Yohanna	1,608	1:1,843	2.70%	387
185	Kabir	1,584	1:1,871	0.92%	133
186	Jamilu	1,581	1:1,874	0.96%	139
187	Farouk	1,576	1:1,880	17.69%	1,822
188	Hadiza	1,574	1:1,883	3.69%	554
189	Thomas	1,558	1:1,902	1.32%	192
190	Jacob	1,545	1:1,918	1.07%	161
191	Danlami	1,542	1:1,922	2.55%	380
192	Abdulsalam	1,539	1:1,926	1.64%	251
193	Timothy	1,515	1:1,956	2.36%	353
194	Idiris	1,508	1:1,965	2.87%	456
195	Yayaji	1,494	1:1,984	54.09%	4,718
196	Tela	1,486	1:1,994	8.08%	1,056
197	Stephen	1,473	1:2,012	1.38%	217
198	Manzo	1,455	1:2,037	23.26%	2,408
199	Zainab	1,452	1:2,041	4.98%	749

200	Gimba	1,428	1:2,075	4.76%	730
201	Monday	1,426	1:2,078	0.81%	128
201	Sanda	1,426	1:2,078	5.64%	831
203	Sunusi	1,415	1:2,094	2.03%	334
203	Victor	1,415	1:2,094	2.03%	335
205	Manga	1,413	1:2,097	12.58%	1,534
206	Tijjani	1,399	1:2,118	1.48%	247
207	Philip	1,370	1:2,163	1.89%	320
208	Bappayo	1,365	1:2,171	76.51%	6,765
209	Elisha	1,362	1:2,176	4.13%	691
210	Anas	1,360	1:2,179	2.27%	383
210	Mathew	1,360	1:2,179	1.33%	230
212	Adama	1,354	1:2,189	3.14%	543
213	Ladan	1,352	1:2,192	2.03%	346
214	Sarki	1,339	1:2,213	3.28%	583
215	Usmanu	1,331	1:2,226	17.15%	2,017
216	Hammadu	1,315	1:2,254	28.43%	3,085
217	Chiroma	1,310	1:2,262	6.60%	995
218	Ahamed	1,307	1:2,267	2.13%	376
218	Ezekiel	1,307	1:2,267	1.35%	240
220	Sali	1,299	1:2,281	7.25%	1,077
221	Mahmud	1,296	1:2,287	2.03%	360
222	Ugwu	1,288	1:2,301	0.42%	68
223	Uba	1,278	1:2,319	1.04%	188
224	Badamasi	1,275	1:2,324	1.95%	350
225	Joel	1,273	1:2,328	2.06%	367
226	Husaini	1,270	1:2,333	2.55%	475
226	Okafor	1,270	1:2,333	0.25%	37
228	Mahammed	1,262	1:2,348	5.25%	858
229	Sulaman	1,249	1:2,373	16.86%	2,099
230	Yaro	1,246	1:2,378	2.97%	567
231	Bose	1,241	1:2,388	28.27%	3,213
232	Anthony	1,225	1:2,419	0.97%	178
233	Bawa	1,217	1:2,435	1.10%	206
234	Madu	1,188	1:2,494	1.07%	205
235	Idrisa	1,183	1:2,505	13.11%	1,804
236	Muktar	1,178	1:2,516	1.33%	267
237	Abdulrahman	1,159	1:2,557	1.93%	382
237	Chindo	1,159	1:2,557	9.32%	1,421
237	Rabi	1,159	1:2,557	2.01%	411
240	Lawali	1,154	1:2,568	0.77%	152
240	Okeke	1,154	1:2,568	0.27%	43
242	Zakariya	1,151	1:2,575	3.05%	624
243	Abdulrahaman	1,146	1:2,586	2.66%	548
244	Sanni	1,141	1:2,597	0.92%	183
245	Chukwu	1,119	1:2,648	0.31%	58
246	Jungudo	1,117	1:2,653	73.15%	7,682
247	Modibbo	1,112	1:2,665	12.59%	1,830
248	Ardo	1,098	1:2,699	13.37%	1,936
248	Habila	1,098	1:2,699	3.88%	764
250	Micheal	1,082	1:2,739	0.77%	164
251	Basiru	1,080	1:2,744	1.16%	256
252	Boyi	1,077	1:2,752	8.40%	1,391
252	Hamman	1,077	1:2,752	6.07%	1,080
254	Bashiru	1,069	1:2,772	1.51%	331
255	Gideon	1,061	1:2,793	4.40%	857
256	Isaac	1,059	1:2,798	0.77%	165
257	Barde	1,053	1:2,814	5.30%	993
258	Adams	1,046	1:2,833	1.35%	297
259	Godwin	1,043	1:2,841	0.50%	106
260	Abare	1,038	1:2,855	46.36%	5,616
261	Yusufa	1,035	1:2,863	7.22%	1,264
262	Saminu	1,030	1:2,877	0.82%	179
263	Kadiri	1,027	1:2,886	2.81%	643
263	Yahuza	1,027	1:2,886	1.62%	362
263	Yusufu	1,027	1:2,886	2.73%	625
266	Atiku	1,024	1:2,894	2.26%	517
267	Dogo	1,022	1:2,900	2.99%	678
267	Ezra	1,022	1:2,900	7.56%	1,321
269	Gabriel	1,019	1:2,908	0.88%	198
270	Mustafa	1,016	1:2,917	1.06%	244
271	Mela	1,014	1:2,923	36.01%	4,647
272	Mahdi	1,001	1:2,960	25.35%	3,497
273	Abraham	995	1:2,978	1.16%	270
274	Yila	993	1:2,984	55.91%	6,792
275	Hussani	985	1:3,009	4.40%	903
276	Isyaku	966	1:3,068	1.02%	246
277	Mele	964	1:3,074	14.34%	2,266
277	Michael	964	1:3,074	0.74%	173
277	Ojo	964	1:3,074	0.24%	47
280	Saad	948	1:3,126	3.24%	747
281	Hauwau	940	1:3,153	3.97%	873
282	Usaini	937	1:3,163	1.00%	249
283	Turaki	935	1:3,169	6.95%	1,325
284	Daudu	929	1:3,190	3.89%	863
285	Benjamin	927	1:3,197	1.21%	303
286	Okoro	924	1:3,207	0.23%	50
286	Silas	924	1:3,207	2.45%	622
288	Mahammad	921	1:3,218	3.72%	843
289	Mohamed	906	1:3,271	2.52%	652
290	Mato	898	1:3,300	3.58%	837
290	Zira	898	1:3,300	6.75%	1,340
292	Sadi	895	1:3,311	1.37%	352
293	Dogara	890	1:3,330	5.72%	1,190
294	Fatsuma	887	1:3,341	39.35%	5,591
294	Obi	887	1:3,341	0.28%	66
296	Babagana	877	1:3,379	3.08%	759
296	Jonah	877	1:3,379	1.23%	328
298	Abdulaziz	874	1:3,391	2.86%	714
299	Tafida	871	1:3,402	12.17%	2,159

300	Jingi	863	1:3,434	24.45%	3,842
300	Okoye	863	1:3,434	0.32%	76
302	Usuman	861	1:3,442	4.32%	988
303	Godiya	858	1:3,454	9.94%	1,873
304	Christopher	842	1:3,520	1.07%	288
305	Babaji	829	1:3,575	7.05%	1,482
306	Gana	826	1:3,588	2.29%	649
307	Mus	813	1:3,645	36.75%	5,676
308	Eli	805	1:3,681	7.67%	1,617
309	Halima	803	1:3,690	3.30%	852
310	Madi	800	1:3,704	27.01%	4,466
311	Nasir	784	1:3,780	1.52%	465
312	Bakari	781	1:3,794	6.28%	1,420
313	Habiba	779	1:3,804	4.68%	1,116
313	Hudu	779	1:3,804	1.82%	551
313	Isiaku	779	1:3,804	4.12%	1,032
316	Dalhatu	776	1:3,819	2.01%	614
317	Aji	774	1:3,829	3.97%	1,006
317	Ishiyaku	774	1:3,829	16.30%	3,007
319	Husseini	768	1:3,859	3.99%	1,014