Banbaba Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Banbaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banbaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Banbaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banbaba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banbaba? popularity and diffusion

Banbaba is the 5,213,395th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Banbaba live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Banbaba is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 69 percent reside, Adamawa, where 8 percent reside and Kaduna, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Banbaba exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanbaba866/
Banbawa862/
Bambaba862/
Bonbaba861/
Beanbaby801/
Bainebabo752/
Wambaba7115/
Bambawa718/
Vanbabo711/
Bombaba710/
Bambeabi6727/
Bambeawa676/
Bambavad675/
Bambhava673/
Mpanbabe671/
Banbouwa671/
Banboube671/
Bonbabou671/
Bhambabe671/
Bambaber671/

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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 Banbaba
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