Mbahan Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mbahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Mbahan (58) may also be a first name.

Mbahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbahan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbahan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbahan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbahan is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name globally, held by 58 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 1,173,131. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Taraba, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbahaan9229/
Mbahahn921/
Mbaan919/
Mbhan911/
Mbahun8313/
Mbaaan836/
Mbaane836/
Mbhane832/
Mbahne832/
Mbaang831/
Mban805,498/
Mbachin774/
Mbachen771/
Mbaanne771/
Mba'ane771/
Mbang7335,036/
Mbane734,300/
Mbain73399/
Mbann73106/
Mband7376/
M'Ban7336/
Mvaan7322/
Mbaun7314/
Mbean738/
Mbhon735/
Mbohn733/
Mbaam732/
Mhban731/
Mvhan731/
Mbamn731/
Mbayn731/
Mmban731/
Mbaïamne714/
Mbacheng711/
Mbahteng711/
Mbaine671,226/
Mbeang67480/
M'Bane6799/
Mbasen6789/
Mbanne6776/
Mbaung6759/
Mbagne6723/
Mbaten6718/
Mbaing6714/
Mbeane674/
Mbankg674/
M'Bean671/
Mbanhe671/
Mbangq671/
Mbatin671/
Mvaaan671/
Mbaïne671/
Mbhone671/
Mbaune671/
Mmband671/
Mbanhg671/
Mbeaun671/
Mbangh671/

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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 Mbahan
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