Abanika Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abanika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abanika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Abanika (47) may also be a first name.

Abanika Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abanika Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abanika is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abanika click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abanika? popularity and diffusion

Abanika is the 2,168,711th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Abanika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abanika reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abanika is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 67 percent reside, Ondo, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habanika9327/
Abganika9319/
Gabanika931/
Abanica86154/
Abanuka8648/
Abonika8613/
Abanike8610/
Abaniko862/
Obanika861/
Abanaike803/
Abgonika802/
Aboniska801/
Ajbonika801/
Gabaniko801/
Abanneka801/
Abaynaike751/
Abanico71773/
Abaneke7196/
Avanica7194/
Aboneka7192/
Abonike7154/
Obanike7117/
Abeniko7110/
Aboniki712/
Abonuka711/
Amphangika711/
Abaneko711/
Obanaike6725/
Aboniski674/
Obaneike671/
Asbanico671/
Aboneike671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Abanika
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