Mbatan Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mbatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbatan (174) may also be a first name.

Mbatan Last Name Facts

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

Mbatan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbatan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbatan reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 692,220th most frequent forename internationally, held by 174 people.

The surname Mbatan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 70 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 30 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbatane92195/
Mbatang92158/
Mbaitan921/
Mbathane86198/
Mbattang8615/
Mbautaan866/
Mbahtang861/
Mbatam8320/
Muatan8315/
Mbetan838/
Nbatan832/
Mbaton831/
Mbatangue8024/
Mbhathane805/
Mbatoon7746/
Mbotang7731/
Mbotane774/
Mbatoun774/
Muattan773/
Mbaitam772/
Mbatong772/
Mboutan771/
Mbatomn771/
Mbaitassen751/
Mouhatan71251/
Muhatane7129/
Mboutang713/
Mwathane712/
Minpatan711/
Mbatoung711/
Mbatoing711/
Mboutane711/
Muhathan711/
Muhatang711/
Mouhatane6758/
Mwatam6722/
Muhattang6710/
Mwaitaune678/
Muaton678/
Muotan674/
Nuatan673/
Mouhattan672/
Mboton671/
Mbatochin671/
Nbetan671/
Mouhatann671/
Mbatom671/
Muathasin671/
Muatam671/
Mwaton671/
Nwatan671/

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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 Mbatan
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