Abba Gana Surname
Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname
Abba Gana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,231 | 1:15,591 | 1,039 |
| Nigeria | 607 | 1:291,833 | 16,383 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Abba Gana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abba Gana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abba Gana is found most in Niger. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abba Gana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abba Gana is the 220,534th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,934,960 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abba Gana are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 1,231 people, or 1 in 15,591. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 87 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 10 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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
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