Mbahi Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Mbahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Mbahi (15) may also be a first name.
Mbahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻫﻲ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbahi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbahi is the 1,121,821st most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mbahi are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbahi is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 1,845,237. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 70 percent live, Adamawa, where 19 percent live and Yobe, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Bahi | 91 | 120 | / |
| Mbaahi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbajhi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbahie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbahayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbahe | 80 | 219 | / |
| Mbaoi | 80 | 65 | / |
| Mbohi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mbehi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mbaui | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbouahie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaheu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbaiji | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mmbohi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbahge | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mbajha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbaiye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaahe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbaije | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmbehi | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Behi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaheh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbohit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbae | 67 | 16,721 | / |
| Mempahi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbaé | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbaiyer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbahaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbohi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauher | 67 | 1 | / |
Mbahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻫﻲ | ambahy | - |
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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 Mbahi
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