Most Common Surnames in Taraba, With Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Taraba

Forebears knows about 36,758 unique surnames in Taraba and there are 76 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Adamu	76,105	1:37	3.66%	7
2	Musa	69,586	1:40	2.29%	2
3	Ibrahim	68,095	1:41	2.06%	1
4	Abubakar	58,289	1:48	2.08%	3
5	Usman	49,173	1:57	2.62%	8
6	Mohammed	48,772	1:57	2.09%	5
7	Umar	46,655	1:60	2.49%	9
8	Muhammed	39,816	1:70	2.41%	11
9	Abdullahi	35,222	1:79	1.38%	4
10	Sani	32,143	1:87	1.41%	6
11	Isa	31,382	1:89	5.26%	31
12	Ali	29,850	1:93	2.61%	14
13	Yakubu	28,888	1:96	3.86%	21
14	Yusuf	28,431	1:98	2.24%	13
15	Bala	23,436	1:119	4.24%	34
16	Bello	22,690	1:123	2.28%	16
17	Hassan	22,185	1:126	2.39%	18
18	Garba	22,137	1:126	2.13%	15
19	Haruna	21,848	1:127	2.26%	17
20	John	20,550	1:136	2.83%	23
21	Muhammad	20,020	1:139	1.16%	10
22	Aliyu	20,004	1:139	1.49%	12
23	Danjuma	19,443	1:143	10.93%	125
24	Umaru	19,331	1:144	3.68%	35
25	Audu	17,984	1:155	4.35%	44
26	Danladi	17,126	1:163	10.01%	134
27	Tanko	16,685	1:167	12.51%	170
28	Emmanuel	16,268	1:171	3.52%	38
29	Joseph	16,140	1:173	3.69%	41
30	Dauda	15,426	1:181	3.76%	46
31	Ahmed	15,001	1:186	2.24%	28
32	Saidu	14,576	1:191	3.22%	39
33	Yahaya	14,328	1:194	2.10%	26
34	Daniel	14,288	1:195	4.38%	63
35	Salisu	14,264	1:195	2.11%	27
36	Nuhu	14,191	1:196	5.26%	78
37	James	13,999	1:199	3.25%	42
38	Idris	12,933	1:215	1.78%	24
39	Samuel	12,885	1:216	3.14%	45
40	Sale	12,484	1:223	4.24%	72
41	Gambo	12,452	1:224	6.60%	113
42	Peter	12,251	1:227	3.34%	57
43	Aminu	11,369	1:245	1.46%	20
44	Ahmadu	11,353	1:245	7.34%	148
45	David	11,201	1:249	3.45%	64
46	Ayuba	9,726	1:286	4.07%	90
47	Buba	9,629	1:289	6.63%	160
48	Bulus	9,365	1:297	10.25%	260
48	Suleiman	9,365	1:297	2.41%	51
50	Salihu	9,188	1:303	3.10%	71
51	Bako	9,044	1:308	8.52%	219
52	Ahmad	8,435	1:330	1.64%	36
53	Joshua	8,090	1:344	5.55%	159
54	Amos	7,889	1:353	5.35%	156
55	Solomon	7,713	1:361	4.80%	144
56	Sule	7,673	1:363	2.55%	70
57	Moses	7,665	1:363	3.14%	88
58	Sabo	7,657	1:364	4.90%	146
59	Baba	7,577	1:368	1.99%	53
60	Sunday	7,505	1:371	1.17%	29
61	Bitrus	7,497	1:371	9.01%	278
62	Hamza	7,432	1:375	3.04%	87
63	Samaila	7,048	1:395	3.47%	107
64	Zakari	6,831	1:408	6.26%	210
65	Simon	6,695	1:416	5.11%	172
66	Yunusa	6,663	1:418	2.96%	95
67	Magaji	6,470	1:430	3.06%	103
68	Muhammadu	6,446	1:432	1.75%	56
69	Ishaku	6,438	1:433	8.81%	315
70	Dahiru	6,422	1:434	2.34%	75
71	Luka	6,398	1:435	6.82%	254
72	Ishaya	6,350	1:439	8.27%	301
73	Danlami	6,142	1:453	10.16%	380
74	Saleh	5,749	1:484	3.40%	136
75	Sulaiman	5,693	1:489	1.49%	52
76	Anthony	5,428	1:513	4.30%	178
77	Kabiru	5,420	1:514	1.74%	67
78	Iliya	5,412	1:515	4.93%	209
78	Shehu	5,412	1:515	0.91%	32
80	Lawan	5,372	1:518	1.95%	74
81	Jonathan	5,348	1:521	7.44%	323
82	Adi	5,332	1:522	29.15%	1,061
83	Ezekiel	5,268	1:529	5.43%	240
84	Paul	5,075	1:549	2.66%	112
85	Shuaibu	5,059	1:550	1.89%	79
86	Yohanna	5,043	1:552	8.48%	387
87	Thomas	5,011	1:556	4.23%	192
88	Suleman	4,995	1:558	2.14%	92
89	Stephen	4,787	1:582	4.48%	217
90	Kefas	4,658	1:598	26.92%	1,095
91	Abba	4,626	1:602	1.24%	55
92	Habu	4,610	1:604	4.89%	248
93	Markus	4,490	1:620	9.54%	496
94	Eze	4,466	1:624	0.65%	25
95	Sambo	4,426	1:629	5.80%	305
96	Tanimu	4,378	1:636	6.12%	326
97	Timothy	4,265	1:653	6.64%	353
98	Jacob	4,249	1:655	2.94%	161
99	Christopher	4,217	1:660	5.34%	288

99	Hussaini	4,217	1:660	2.16%	108
101	Abdulahi	4,193	1:664	2.56%	142
101	Bawa	4,193	1:664	3.79%	206
103	Rabiu	4,177	1:667	0.94%	40
104	Idi	4,129	1:674	4.98%	280
105	Ismaila	3,985	1:699	3.48%	202
105	Mohammad	3,985	1:699	1.92%	105
107	Joel	3,929	1:709	6.34%	367
108	Bashir	3,857	1:722	2.11%	117
109	Tukur	3,841	1:725	2.41%	145
110	Amadu	3,816	1:730	1.79%	101
111	Augustine	3,800	1:733	4.80%	287
112	Andrew	3,776	1:738	4.95%	306
113	Mustapha	3,680	1:757	0.90%	48
114	Philip	3,672	1:758	5.05%	320
115	Iliyasu	3,584	1:777	3.30%	212
116	Francis	3,528	1:789	3.46%	232
116	Isah	3,528	1:789	0.48%	22
116	Mamman	3,528	1:789	2.41%	158
119	Inuwa	3,472	1:802	3.16%	208
120	Jonah	3,464	1:804	4.87%	328
121	Bakari	3,408	1:817	27.39%	1,420
122	Godwin	3,367	1:827	1.63%	106
123	Sanusi	3,335	1:835	1.77%	114
124	Isaac	3,279	1:849	2.37%	165
124	Shaibu	3,279	1:849	1.95%	137
126	Sadiq	3,255	1:856	3.10%	223
127	Jibrin	3,247	1:858	1.74%	116
128	Saadu	3,215	1:866	3.56%	261
129	Hamidu	3,175	1:877	5.56%	416
129	Lawal	3,175	1:877	0.39%	19
131	Samson	3,151	1:884	3.06%	228
132	Alhaji	3,127	1:891	1.25%	84
132	Habila	3,127	1:891	11.05%	764
134	Nasiru	3,095	1:900	1.26%	86
135	Jauro	3,063	1:909	10.95%	770
136	Galadima	3,047	1:914	5.33%	415
136	Titus	3,047	1:914	8.98%	680
138	Waziri	2,991	1:931	5.59%	449
139	Abraham	2,935	1:949	3.41%	270
140	Inusa	2,918	1:954	2.53%	200
140	Obadiah	2,918	1:954	21.90%	1,338
142	Abdul	2,902	1:960	1.92%	151
143	Adam	2,886	1:965	1.02%	73
143	Agyo	2,886	1:965	63.35%	3,126
145	Mathew	2,854	1:976	2.80%	230
145	Muazu	2,854	1:976	2.12%	168
147	Ismail	2,830	1:984	1.21%	91
148	Agbu	2,822	1:987	66.45%	3,299
149	Auwal	2,814	1:990	1.69%	138
149	Gani	2,814	1:990	23.28%	1,446
151	Abbas	2,806	1:992	2.84%	239
152	Benjamin	2,782	1:1,001	3.64%	303
153	Yaro	2,774	1:1,004	6.61%	567
154	Jibril	2,766	1:1,007	2.61%	220
155	Alhassan	2,758	1:1,010	1.44%	111
155	Yau	2,758	1:1,010	1.10%	83
155	Yerima	2,758	1:1,010	11.32%	851
158	Elisha	2,694	1:1,034	8.17%	691
159	Chukwu	2,598	1:1,072	0.71%	58
160	Abdulkadir	2,518	1:1,106	1.65%	150
161	Johnson	2,486	1:1,120	1.36%	118
162	Abdulkarim	2,469	1:1,128	3.64%	341
162	Murtala	2,469	1:1,128	1.75%	163
164	Gabriel	2,461	1:1,132	2.13%	198
164	Patrick	2,461	1:1,132	3.15%	291
166	Mohammadu	2,437	1:1,143	1.96%	182
167	Zubairu	2,421	1:1,150	2.09%	197
168	Jabir	2,405	1:1,158	22.43%	1,598
169	Clement	2,389	1:1,166	4.28%	433
169	Uba	2,389	1:1,166	1.94%	188
171	Mamuda	2,381	1:1,170	3.78%	365
172	Manu	2,357	1:1,182	3.70%	361
173	Pius	2,349	1:1,186	4.23%	434
174	Hamman	2,341	1:1,190	13.20%	1,080
175	Wakili	2,333	1:1,194	5.50%	558
176	Babangida	2,325	1:1,198	2.48%	253
176	Kaka	2,325	1:1,198	7.56%	713
178	Buoyi	2,277	1:1,223	99.61%	5,524
178	Ezra	2,277	1:1,223	16.84%	1,321
180	Kasimu	2,229	1:1,249	4.46%	472
181	Aboki	2,221	1:1,254	25.23%	1,835
181	Tukura	2,221	1:1,254	17.61%	1,409
183	Ishaka	2,205	1:1,263	7.22%	715
184	Balarabe	2,189	1:1,272	5.09%	546
185	Ugwu	2,181	1:1,277	0.70%	68
186	Misa	2,109	1:1,320	30.38%	2,210
187	Auta	2,069	1:1,346	5.19%	591
187	Michael	2,069	1:1,346	1.58%	173
189	Buhari	2,061	1:1,351	1.77%	196
190	Aa	2,053	1:1,356	17.68%	1,494
190	Hosea	2,053	1:1,356	16.99%	1,448
190	William	2,053	1:1,356	3.60%	417
193	Yohana	2,037	1:1,367	8.09%	836
194	Mallam	2,028	1:1,373	3.30%	375
195	Useni	2,004	1:1,390	15.16%	1,352
196	Linus	1,980	1:1,406	5.91%	683
197	Angyu	1,956	1:1,424	85.08%	5,505
198	Jatau	1,940	1:1,435	6.61%	745
198	Mathias	1,940	1:1,435	7.56%	821

198	Yahya	1,940	1:1,435	4.75%	582
201	Awudu	1,916	1:1,453	28.71%	2,280
201	Okafor	1,916	1:1,453	0.38%	37
203	Jamilu	1,908	1:1,460	1.16%	139
203	Williams	1,908	1:1,460	2.46%	296
205	Madaki	1,900	1:1,466	4.03%	495
206	Abdulhamid	1,892	1:1,472	2.65%	327
206	Hutu	1,892	1:1,472	97.13%	6,316
208	Aji	1,876	1:1,484	9.61%	1,006
208	Danasabe	1,876	1:1,484	22.95%	1,945
210	Ishiyaku	1,852	1:1,504	39.00%	3,007
211	Okoro	1,844	1:1,510	0.46%	50
212	Maigari	1,812	1:1,537	6.78%	797
212	Tsokwa	1,812	1:1,537	91.28%	6,231
212	Yahuza	1,812	1:1,537	2.86%	362
215	Gidado	1,804	1:1,544	8.91%	973
216	Hamisu	1,780	1:1,565	0.99%	121
216	Sirajo	1,780	1:1,565	6.91%	818
218	Dimas	1,772	1:1,572	35.10%	2,865
219	Kabul	1,732	1:1,608	98.75%	6,863
220	Ande	1,724	1:1,615	26.65%	2,340
220	Yuguda	1,724	1:1,615	15.43%	1,541
222	Habibu	1,716	1:1,623	1.57%	211
223	Babayo	1,708	1:1,630	4.55%	630
224	Felix	1,700	1:1,638	3.13%	444
224	Jalo	1,700	1:1,638	17.06%	1,682
226	Abdu	1,668	1:1,670	0.97%	131
226	Monday	1,668	1:1,670	0.95%	128
228	Gideon	1,660	1:1,678	6.89%	857
229	Nura	1,652	1:1,686	0.66%	85
229	Saad	1,652	1:1,686	5.64%	747
231	Danazumi	1,644	1:1,694	22.74%	2,144
232	Dogo	1,636	1:1,702	4.78%	678
233	Julius	1,628	1:1,711	3.94%	575
234	Haladu	1,612	1:1,728	2.33%	337
235	Mairiga	1,596	1:1,745	21.70%	2,109
235	Mashi	1,596	1:1,745	67.54%	5,374
237	Victor	1,588	1:1,754	2.27%	335
238	Sanda	1,571	1:1,773	6.21%	831
239	Ibro	1,547	1:1,800	24.42%	2,383
240	Siman	1,539	1:1,810	43.81%	3,864
241	Dennis	1,531	1:1,819	6.26%	847
241	Mahmud	1,531	1:1,819	2.40%	360
241	Shamaki	1,531	1:1,819	22.14%	2,215
244	Okeke	1,515	1:1,838	0.36%	43
245	Hashimu	1,507	1:1,848	2.44%	371
246	Bukar	1,499	1:1,858	0.67%	96
247	Denis	1,491	1:1,868	12.57%	1,471
248	Boyi	1,483	1:1,878	11.56%	1,391
249	Okoye	1,475	1:1,888	0.54%	76
250	Halilu	1,467	1:1,898	2.18%	342
251	George	1,443	1:1,930	1.40%	226
252	Jerry	1,435	1:1,941	8.58%	1,111
252	Sallau	1,435	1:1,941	11.22%	1,397
254	Micheal	1,427	1:1,952	1.02%	164
255	Abdulmumini	1,419	1:1,963	4.31%	692
256	Atiku	1,403	1:1,985	3.10%	517
256	Mark	1,403	1:1,985	1.13%	184
258	Labaran	1,395	1:1,996	2.76%	470
259	Istifanus	1,379	1:2,019	11.41%	1,446
259	Nu	1,379	1:2,019	14.16%	1,709
259	Obi	1,379	1:2,019	0.43%	66
262	Habbu	1,371	1:2,031	90.08%	7,713
263	Alfred	1,355	1:2,055	3.74%	648
264	Barnabas	1,339	1:2,080	8.41%	1,157
265	Edward	1,323	1:2,105	3.07%	545
265	Maigida	1,323	1:2,105	24.04%	2,683
267	Rufai	1,307	1:2,131	2.24%	400
268	Alex	1,299	1:2,144	2.37%	439
268	Manasseh	1,299	1:2,144	24.32%	2,746
268	Sa Adu	1,299	1:2,144	16.94%	2,036
271	Ladan	1,283	1:2,171	1.93%	346
272	Barau	1,251	1:2,226	3.13%	590
272	Fidelis	1,251	1:2,226	6.28%	990
274	Abel	1,243	1:2,240	2.53%	478
275	Bature	1,227	1:2,270	3.15%	612
275	Yusufu	1,227	1:2,270	3.26%	625
277	Basiru	1,219	1:2,285	1.31%	256
277	Sant	1,219	1:2,285	96.29%	8,996
277	Tijani	1,219	1:2,285	0.82%	154
280	Japhet	1,211	1:2,300	10.91%	1,546
281	Eli	1,203	1:2,315	11.46%	1,617
282	Abu	1,179	1:2,362	0.61%	109
283	Babaji	1,171	1:2,378	9.96%	1,482