Abahya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Abahya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Abahya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abahya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abahya (Hindi: अभय, Marathi: अभय) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abahya.
How Common Is The Last Name Abahya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Abahya occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Abahya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 50 percent reside and Plateau, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Abahya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abahya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abahya in the Hindi language | ||
| अभय | abhaya | - |
| Abahya in the Marathi language | ||
| अभय | abhaya | - |
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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 Abahya
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