Mgbaja Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mgbaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgbaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mgbaja Last Name Facts

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

Mgbaja is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgbaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. Mgbaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgbaja reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 17 percent reside, Cross River, where 14 percent reside and Abia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgbajah9232/
Mgbaaja923/
Mgboaja921/
Mgbaa9184/
Mgbaji83244/
Mgbaya8351/
Mgwaja836/
Mgba'a833/
Mgbaje832/
Mgbeja832/
Mgbija831/
Mgbaha831/
Mgbaju831/
Mgba802,000/
Mgbj801/
Mngwaja778/
Mgbajuo773/
Mgbea7367/
Mgboa7315/
Mgbae7314/
Mgbai7313/
M'Gba737/
Mingbaya714/
Mgboji67526/
Mgbeje67138/
Mgbeji67124/
Mgbuje6745/
Mngbea6734/
Mgbayi6724/
Mgbuji674/
Mgbahu674/
Mgwaya673/
Mgbaye673/
Mgbeya673/
Mgwaji672/
Mgweja672/
Mgboje672/
Mgbiji671/
Mkwaja671/
Mgboia671/
M'Gbai671/
M'Gbea671/
Mgbawe671/
Mgbiya671/
Mgwoja671/
Mgwija671/

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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 Mgbaja
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