Most Common Surnames in Plateau, With Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Plateau

Forebears knows about 50,434 unique surnames in Plateau and there are 76 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Ibrahim	83,543	1:46	2.52%	1
2	Musa	80,907	1:47	2.66%	2
3	Abdullahi	74,345	1:52	2.91%	4
4	Abubakar	67,220	1:57	2.40%	3
5	Muhammad	59,853	1:64	3.48%	10
6	Adamu	58,140	1:66	2.80%	7
7	Pam	43,634	1:88	89.27%	482
8	Umar	41,102	1:93	2.20%	9
9	Usman	39,798	1:96	2.12%	8
10	Mohammed	38,376	1:100	1.64%	5
11	John	37,495	1:102	5.17%	23
12	Yakubu	37,440	1:102	5.00%	21
13	Yusuf	37,093	1:103	2.93%	13
14	Haruna	34,096	1:112	3.53%	17
15	Muhammed	31,675	1:121	1.92%	11
16	Sani	30,974	1:124	1.36%	6
17	Sunday	29,191	1:131	4.56%	29
18	Gyang	28,498	1:134	93.49%	719
19	Isa	28,081	1:136	4.70%	31
20	Aliyu	26,590	1:144	1.98%	12
21	Adam	25,418	1:151	8.99%	73
22	Dung	25,057	1:153	94.64%	804
23	Garba	24,564	1:156	2.36%	15
24	Idris	23,600	1:162	3.25%	24
25	Joseph	22,650	1:169	5.18%	41
26	Daniel	22,497	1:170	6.90%	63
27	Hassan	22,261	1:172	2.40%	18
28	Bala	21,741	1:176	3.93%	34
29	Samuel	21,047	1:182	5.13%	45
30	Ali	20,631	1:186	1.80%	14
31	James	20,194	1:190	4.69%	42
32	Peter	18,772	1:204	5.11%	57
33	Davou	18,675	1:205	94.98%	1,003
34	Emmanuel	18,626	1:206	4.03%	38
35	Danjuma	17,447	1:220	9.81%	125
36	David	16,892	1:227	5.20%	64
37	Danladi	16,087	1:238	9.40%	134
38	Yahaya	15,060	1:254	2.21%	26
39	Dauda	14,963	1:256	3.65%	46
40	Ayuba	14,838	1:258	6.21%	90
41	Bulus	14,741	1:260	16.14%	260
42	Ahmad	14,041	1:273	2.73%	36
43	Bitrus	13,444	1:285	16.15%	278
44	Shehu	12,938	1:296	2.18%	32
45	Moses	12,868	1:298	5.27%	88
46	Salisu	12,716	1:301	1.88%	27
47	Audu	12,438	1:308	3.01%	44
48	Ahmed	11,932	1:321	1.78%	28
49	Dalyop	11,849	1:323	94.24%	1,413
50	Luka	11,821	1:324	12.60%	254
51	Monday	11,571	1:331	6.61%	128
52	Sale	11,398	1:336	3.87%	72
53	Salihu	10,759	1:356	3.63%	71
54	Lawal	10,565	1:363	1.29%	19
55	Bello	10,399	1:368	1.05%	16
56	Joshua	10,198	1:376	7.00%	159
57	Aminu	9,858	1:389	1.27%	20
58	Simon	9,726	1:394	7.42%	172
59	Ishaya	9,719	1:394	12.66%	301
60	Suleiman	9,636	1:397	2.48%	51
61	Nyam	9,615	1:398	47.01%	968
62	Paul	9,337	1:410	4.89%	112
63	Nuhu	9,275	1:413	3.44%	78
64	Amos	9,247	1:414	6.28%	156
65	Saidu	8,768	1:437	1.94%	39
66	Shuaibu	8,651	1:443	3.23%	79
67	Iliya	8,429	1:454	7.68%	209
68	Yohanna	8,422	1:455	14.16%	387
69	Sulaiman	8,401	1:456	2.19%	52
70	Choji	8,380	1:457	94.76%	1,828
71	Rabiu	7,998	1:479	1.79%	40
72	Bot	7,943	1:482	95.94%	1,924
73	Eze	7,908	1:484	1.16%	25
74	Dashe	7,860	1:487	50.50%	1,189
75	Stephen	7,776	1:493	7.27%	217
76	Ishaku	7,749	1:494	10.60%	315
77	Ezekiel	7,707	1:497	7.94%	240
78	Solomon	7,700	1:497	4.79%	144
79	Gambo	7,561	1:507	4.01%	113
80	Chuwang	7,534	1:508	95.90%	2,006
81	Ismail	7,395	1:518	3.16%	91
82	Jibrin	7,381	1:519	3.95%	116
83	Zakari	7,048	1:543	6.46%	210
84	Auwal	6,840	1:560	4.12%	138
85	Sambo	6,833	1:561	8.95%	305
86	Thomas	6,778	1:565	5.73%	192
87	Suleman	6,736	1:569	2.89%	92
88	Tanko	6,542	1:585	4.91%	170
89	Alhassan	6,521	1:587	3.41%	111
90	Hamza	6,410	1:598	2.62%	87
91	Muhammadu	6,341	1:604	1.72%	56
92	Dahiru	6,188	1:619	2.26%	75
93	Umaru	6,125	1:625	1.16%	35
94	Gwom	6,056	1:632	93.63%	2,340
95	Bako	6,014	1:637	5.66%	219
96	Abdulahi	5,987	1:640	3.65%	142
97	Markus	5,910	1:648	12.55%	496
98	Kabiru	5,862	1:653	1.88%	67
99	Okafor	5,806	1:660	1.16%	37

100	Jacob	5,786	1:662	4.00%	161
101	Samson	5,668	1:676	5.51%	228
102	Azi	5,661	1:677	53.82%	1,614
103	Inusa	5,550	1:690	4.82%	200
104	Mohammad	5,439	1:704	2.62%	105
105	Sule	5,349	1:716	1.78%	70
106	Isaac	5,244	1:730	3.79%	165
107	Chollom	5,203	1:736	94.04%	2,668
108	Sabo	5,189	1:738	3.32%	146
109	Christopher	5,154	1:743	6.52%	288
110	Adams	5,036	1:761	6.51%	297
111	Okeke	5,029	1:762	1.19%	43
112	Isah	5,002	1:766	0.67%	22
113	Yunusa	4,960	1:772	2.20%	95
114	Saleh	4,953	1:773	2.93%	136
115	Anthony	4,925	1:778	3.90%	178
116	Mathew	4,683	1:818	4.59%	230
116	Timothy	4,683	1:818	7.29%	353
118	Gabriel	4,662	1:822	4.04%	198
119	Usaini	4,655	1:823	4.95%	249
120	Nasiru	4,641	1:825	1.90%	86
121	Micheal	4,606	1:832	3.28%	164
122	Patrick	4,516	1:848	5.79%	291
123	Philip	4,488	1:853	6.18%	320
124	Michael	4,474	1:856	3.42%	173
125	Mustapha	4,363	1:878	1.07%	48
126	Bature	4,350	1:880	11.17%	612
127	Lawan	4,308	1:889	1.56%	74
128	Magaji	4,301	1:890	2.03%	103
129	Jonathan	4,287	1:893	5.96%	323
130	Okoye	4,280	1:895	1.58%	76
131	Yau	4,218	1:908	1.68%	83
132	Abdul	4,176	1:917	2.77%	151
133	Pwajok	4,155	1:922	95.89%	3,252
134	Godwin	4,141	1:925	2.00%	106
135	Rwang	4,093	1:936	96.15%	3,294
136	Shaibu	4,086	1:937	2.43%	137
137	Jatau	4,010	1:955	13.66%	745
138	Chung	3,919	1:977	96.24%	3,407
139	Inuwa	3,878	1:988	3.53%	208
140	Andrew	3,857	1:993	5.05%	306
141	Francis	3,843	1:997	3.77%	232
142	Muazu	3,788	1:1,011	2.81%	168
143	Danlami	3,718	1:1,030	6.15%	380
144	Joel	3,711	1:1,032	5.99%	367
145	Yohana	3,628	1:1,056	14.40%	836
146	Hussaini	3,614	1:1,060	1.85%	108
147	Auta	3,510	1:1,091	8.81%	591
148	Bawa	3,496	1:1,096	3.16%	206
149	Samaila	3,475	1:1,102	1.71%	107
150	Benjamin	3,469	1:1,104	4.54%	303
151	Ahmadu	3,441	1:1,113	2.23%	148
152	Mancha	3,406	1:1,124	93.67%	3,747
153	Madaki	3,378	1:1,134	7.16%	495
154	Elisha	3,364	1:1,139	10.21%	691
155	Baba	3,274	1:1,170	0.86%	53
156	Izang	3,253	1:1,177	72.11%	3,145
157	Ugwu	3,219	1:1,190	1.04%	68
158	Okonkwo	3,198	1:1,198	1.25%	81
159	Ado	3,191	1:1,200	1.26%	82
159	Bashir	3,191	1:1,200	1.74%	117
161	Mark	3,156	1:1,214	2.54%	184
162	Fom	3,143	1:1,219	94.87%	4,083
163	Ishaq	3,101	1:1,235	5.81%	450
164	Augustine	3,094	1:1,238	3.91%	287
165	Abba	3,045	1:1,258	0.82%	55
166	Silas	3,038	1:1,261	8.04%	622
167	Johnson	3,004	1:1,275	1.64%	118
168	Victor	2,990	1:1,281	4.28%	335
169	Sati	2,976	1:1,287	43.59%	2,230
170	Habila	2,955	1:1,296	10.44%	764
171	Mangai	2,941	1:1,302	84.58%	3,903
172	Jibril	2,934	1:1,305	2.77%	220
173	Friday	2,914	1:1,314	2.19%	171
174	Dachung	2,851	1:1,343	92.38%	4,318
174	Hamisu	2,851	1:1,343	1.59%	121
176	Lar	2,837	1:1,350	77.56%	3,722
177	Buba	2,796	1:1,370	1.92%	160
178	Kefas	2,726	1:1,405	15.75%	1,095
179	Nwachukwu	2,712	1:1,412	0.84%	65
180	Chukwu	2,692	1:1,423	0.74%	58
181	Pius	2,657	1:1,441	4.79%	434
182	Idi	2,622	1:1,461	3.16%	280
183	Obi	2,615	1:1,465	0.82%	66
184	Dawam	2,601	1:1,473	88.74%	4,500
185	Sadiq	2,594	1:1,476	2.47%	223
186	Amadu	2,588	1:1,480	1.22%	101
187	Dakup	2,574	1:1,488	83.01%	4,296
188	Adebayo	2,567	1:1,492	0.63%	49
189	Iliyasu	2,553	1:1,500	2.35%	212
190	Alex	2,546	1:1,504	4.64%	439
191	Abdulkarim	2,539	1:1,508	3.75%	341
192	Badung	2,518	1:1,521	89.45%	4,649
193	Khalid	2,497	1:1,534	9.01%	780
194	Abu	2,483	1:1,542	1.29%	109
195	Titus	2,477	1:1,546	7.30%	680
195	Williams	2,477	1:1,546	3.20%	296
197	Clement	2,470	1:1,551	4.43%	433
197	Maren	2,470	1:1,551	93.99%	4,912
197	Zubairu	2,470	1:1,551	2.14%	197

200	Shut	2,449	1:1,564	95.22%	4,995
201	Abdulsalam	2,428	1:1,577	2.58%	251
201	Murtala	2,428	1:1,577	1.72%	163
203	Abraham	2,414	1:1,587	2.81%	270
204	Abdulhamid	2,407	1:1,591	3.37%	327
205	Ojo	2,393	1:1,601	0.58%	47
206	Abdulkadir	2,359	1:1,624	1.55%	150
207	Gideon	2,331	1:1,643	9.68%	857
208	Zakariya	2,310	1:1,658	6.13%	624
209	Ahamad	2,303	1:1,663	4.98%	505
210	Mohammadu	2,296	1:1,668	1.84%	182
211	Danboyi	2,255	1:1,698	44.47%	2,854
211	Hosea	2,255	1:1,698	18.66%	1,448
213	Miri	2,234	1:1,714	77.76%	4,564
214	Muktar	2,227	1:1,720	2.52%	267
214	Wuyep	2,227	1:1,720	79.88%	4,684
216	Jamilu	2,185	1:1,753	1.32%	139
217	Abbas	2,178	1:1,758	2.20%	239
217	Ogbonna	2,178	1:1,758	0.90%	89
219	Ani	2,171	1:1,764	1.04%	104
220	Sunusi	2,164	1:1,770	3.10%	334
221	Damulak	2,157	1:1,776	84.13%	5,014
222	Agbo	2,123	1:1,804	1.48%	162
222	Agwom	2,123	1:1,804	74.28%	4,594
222	Felix	2,123	1:1,804	3.91%	444
225	Mallo	2,102	1:1,822	69.30%	4,384
226	Okoro	2,095	1:1,828	0.52%	50
227	Nwankwo	2,088	1:1,834	0.69%	69
228	Julius	2,040	1:1,877	4.94%	575
228	Uba	2,040	1:1,877	1.65%	188
230	Ameh	2,033	1:1,884	2.64%	299
231	Ajayi	2,019	1:1,897	0.57%	61
232	Ummar	2,012	1:1,904	2.87%	332
233	Tijjani	1,984	1:1,930	2.10%	247
234	Chuhwak	1,977	1:1,937	96.63%	6,069
235	Tis	1,942	1:1,972	58.13%	4,056
236	Galadima	1,929	1:1,985	3.37%	415
237	Jonah	1,922	1:1,993	2.70%	328
238	Matthew	1,915	1:2,000	3.09%	368
239	Tsok	1,894	1:2,022	95.13%	6,209
240	Jang	1,887	1:2,030	85.46%	5,694
241	Auwalu	1,880	1:2,037	1.45%	174
242	Ajiji	1,873	1:2,045	60.61%	4,310
243	Daboer	1,859	1:2,060	90.64%	6,058
244	Nwosu	1,852	1:2,068	1.05%	127
245	Mallam	1,845	1:2,076	3.00%	375
246	Ahamed	1,818	1:2,107	2.96%	376
246	Mafulul	1,818	1:2,107	96.50%	6,484
248	Buhari	1,811	1:2,115	1.56%	196
249	Awal	1,804	1:2,123	10.06%	1,074
250	Istifanus	1,783	1:2,148	14.75%	1,446
250	Tanimu	1,783	1:2,148	2.49%	326
252	Alhaji	1,776	1:2,157	0.71%	84
253	Vincent	1,748	1:2,191	4.40%	597
254	Ndam	1,741	1:2,200	64.43%	4,810
255	Bashiru	1,727	1:2,218	2.45%	331
256	Alabi	1,713	1:2,236	0.96%	124
257	Gwong	1,707	1:2,244	95.04%	6,733
258	Habibu	1,700	1:2,253	1.56%	211
259	Jimoh	1,679	1:2,281	0.49%	62
259	Saeed	1,679	1:2,281	19.48%	1,875
261	Hashimu	1,672	1:2,291	2.71%	371