Mgbah Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mgbah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgbah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mgbah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgbah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgbah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgbah is the 2,020,555th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Mgbah is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mgbah reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 42 percent live, Abia, where 20 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgbahu914/
Mgbach913/
Mgbaha911/
Mgba892,000/
Mghbash83945/
Mghbath831/
Mngbeah831/
Mgboh80419/
Mgbaa8084/
Mgbea8067/
Mngba8029/
Mgboa8015/
Mgbai8013/
M'Gba807/
Mgbat803/
Mgbap801/
Mgbad801/
Mgbga801/
Mengba73159/
Mingba73138/
Mngbea7334/
Mgba'a733/
Mgbooh731/
Mgbatt731/
M'Gbea731/
M'Gbai731/
Mgbaad731/
Mgbo67653/
Mengbay679/
Myngbay674/
Mgbaaja673/
Mingbay672/
Mingbai671/
Mgboaja671/

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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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  • 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 Mgbah
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