Mbahen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mbahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Mbahen (63) may also be a first name.

Mbahen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbahen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbahen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbahen is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Mbahen is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mbahen reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbahen is also the 1,234,572nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 63 people.

Mbahen is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Mbahen is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaen9190/
Mbahin83233/
Mbeaen833/
Mbaeen831/
Mbaene831/
Mbehen831/
Mbaheteng802/
Mbahine773/
Mbohene771/
Mbayien771/
Mboen733/
Mvaen731/
Mbaem731/
Mbaesien711/
Mbaengue711/
Mboene67398/
Mboeng6738/
Mbaayem6237/
Mbaayion571/
Mbaïessem531/
Mbouin503/

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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 Mbahen
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