Abillahi Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Abillahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abillahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2221:238,47619,490
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

Abillahi (178) may also be a first name.

Abillahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abillahi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abillahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abillahi is the 1,085,744th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Abillahi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abillahi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Abillahi is also the 683,417th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 178 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 238,476. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 95 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Iringa Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Tanzania Abillahi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habillahi941/
Abellahi889/
Ebillahi882/
Ablahi863/
Abuullahi8223/
Abaellahi821/
Abllahej756/
Eblahi711/
Abllaouii711/
Ablaui711/
Ablahe711/
Ablaiye671/
Haablahe637/
Abelloui631/
Ablae621/
Abellioui591/
Abloua574/
Avlaği571/
Aivlae571/
Abhlae571/
Ablaez571/
Hablauy531/

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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 Abillahi
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