Abihu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Abihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Abihu (293) may also be a first name.

Abihu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abihu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abihu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Abihu is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Abihu are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abihu is also the 515,650th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 293 people.

The surname Abihu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Abihu is most common in: Niger, where 30 percent are found, Zamfara, where 25 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abihud91196/
Abiahu91138/
Habihu9120/
Abihut913/
Abihou912/
Abiehu911/
Abiu89189/
Abeihou831/
Abihoud831/
Abiud801,140/
Abiou80128/
Abiju8096/
Habiu8061/
Avihu8061/
Abius8057/
Obihu8011/
Aboiu808/
Abiua808/
Abieu808/
Abehu805/
Abiut805/
Aabiu803/
Asbiu802/
Gabiu801/
Abiue801/
Abhuihou771/
Obiahu731,888/
Abagiu73992/
Abioui73479/
Abehou7366/
Gabiou7361/
Haboiu7340/
Abiaou7328/
Abijou7327/
Hasbiu7313/
Habiua739/
Obihau737/
Abhiou734/
Obiohu733/
Habius732/
Ebihou732/
Abéhou731/
Abieou731/
Gavihu731/
Avihou731/
Eabius731/
Eabiou731/
Gabiuh731/
Avihud731/
Habehu731/
Haibiu731/
Abhiju731/
Abieyu731/
Ebiu67214/
Aviu6757/
Abyu6730/
Awiu6718/
Abijaud6710/
Obiu674/
Abiú672/
Abió672/
Abeijou671/
Abehouh671/
Abehjuh671/
Abaijou671/
Haiboiu671/
Haboiui671/
Habioyu671/
Abuiush671/
Hasbiju671/

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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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  • 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 Abihu
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