Popular names in Nigeria
Baby-name rankings are not published here and the most common surnames, from Forebears (non-official).
Most common surnames
All 100 surnames →| Rank | Surname | Origin & meaning | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim | — | 3,310,419 |
| 2 | Musa | — | 3,039,701 |
| 3 | Abubakar | — | 2,800,579 |
| 4 | Abdullahi | — | 2,553,566 |
| 5 | Mohammed | — | 2,338,925 |
| 6 | Sani | — | 2,282,987 |
| 7 | Adamu | — | 2,077,339 |
| 8 | Usman | — | 1,873,607 |
| 9 | Umar | — | 1,870,193 |
| 10 | Muhammad | — | 1,720,605 |
Source: Forebears (non-official). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.