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

The surname Abilahi occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abilahi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,978th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,454,020 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abilahi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Abilahi is also the 124,581st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 3,298 people.

The surname Abilahi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,011 people, or 1 in 10,565. In Tanzania Abilahi is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 72 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 15 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abilahi
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