Ahanba Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ahanba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahanba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
India131:59,005,029552,550
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ahanba (13) may also be a first name.

Ahanba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahanba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahanba? popularity and diffusion

Ahanba is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Ahanba is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ahanba are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahanba is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahamba831,929/
Ahambay772/
Gahamba771/
Hahamba771/
Hamba7316,161/
Aamba73560/
Ahmba735/
Anbah733/
Gahambah711/
Haumba671,421/
Hamboa67915/
Ahumba67320/
Hambai67126/
Aambat6763/
Hambas6763/
Hambay6758/
Hambad6734/
Ahambo6729/
Hambat6720/
Hambaz6720/
Aambad6716/
Hambau6712/
Haamba677/
Hambaj674/
Haemba674/
Gaamba673/
Hambea671/
Athmba671/
Ahmbad671/
Hambga671/

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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 Ahanba
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