Mbah Surname

7,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria50,7151:3,493469
Cameroon25,5261:81456
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Gabon4041:4,676852
United States3771:961,43071,554
England1101:506,52832,143
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Benin451:229,68020,839
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Norway91:571,36544,190
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Denmark81:705,58939,626
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Finland71:785,24338,644
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mbah (2,066) may also be a first name.

Mbah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻩ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,200th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,436 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbah live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbah is also the 165,861st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 2,066 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50,715 people, or 1 in 3,493. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 31 percent reside, Anambra, where 20 percent reside and Imo, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Mbah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Mbah are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mbah earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning 309,681 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning R 146,952 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.97% less than the national average, earning $29,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaha891,439/
Mbahu89262/
M'Bah8990/
Mbaah8972/
Mbach8910/
Mbash892/
Mbauh892/
Mbaht892/
Mbahs892/
Mbaih891/
Mbayh891/
Mbahh891/
Mbajh891/
Mhbah891/
Mba86220,264/
Mbaheu8024/
M'Baih8017/
Mbatch8011/
M'Baha809/
Mmbaha807/
Mbahaa806/
Mbahah805/
Mbahyi804/
Mbaith803/
Mbauch803/
Mbahth802/
Mbaaha802/
Mbaahe802/
Mbaths802/
Mbaath802/
Mmbath801/
Mbahii801/
Mbatsh801/
Mbaidh801/
Mbahiy801/
Mboa759,776/
Mbai758,977/
Mbau756,583/
Mboh755,839/
Mbaz754,865/
Mbay754,837/
Mbea752,138/
Mbat751,644/
M'Ba751,463/
Mbaa75587/
Mbaj75582/
Mbas75239/
Nbah75219/
Mbap75112/
Mbga7581/
Mbha7554/
Mmba7538/
Mbad7525/
Mbho7510/
Mbaï755/
Hmba751/
Mbôh751/
Mhba751/
Mbaahii7336/
Mbahaye733/
Mbauhou731/
Mbouh67587/
M'Boh67339/
Mba'a67203/
M'Boa67197/
Mbait67127/
M'Bay67100/
Mbaus6796/
Mbatt6782/
M'Bai6768/
M'Bea6768/
Mmmba6755/
Mbioa6749/
Mbaaj6748/
Mbaaz6748/
Mbaut6746/
Mbhai6742/
Mbeuh6732/
Mmbai6727/
Mbosh6721/
Mbass6716/
Mmbea6713/
Mbeih6712/
Mbaij6710/
Mmbaa678/
Mbaud676/
Mbais675/
Hmbay674/
Mbaad674/
Mbaas674/
Mbhou674/
Mbaay673/
Mbaai673/
Mbooa673/
N'Bah673/
Mmbga673/
Mbaid673/
Mbeau673/
Mbhat672/
Mbayd672/
Mmbay672/
Mbhas672/
M'Bas671/
M'Bat671/
Mbohh671/
Mhbaj671/
Mbauu671/
Mbhaj671/
Mbheu671/
Mbéga671/
Mbo'a671/
Mbaihowa671/
Mbeap671/
Mmboh671/
Mvaah671/
Mbats671/
Mb'ai671/
M'Bho671/
Hmbai671/
Mbhey671/
Mhbaz671/

Mbah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻩambah-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbah
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