Abilahi Surname

94,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Abilahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abilahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,0111:10,5651,366
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Abilahi (3,298) may also be a first name.

Abilahi Last Name Facts

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

Abilahi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abilahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,978th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,454,020 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abilahi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,581st most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 3,298 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,011 people, or 1 in 10,565. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 72 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 15 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Abilahi occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Abilahi
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