Aba Surname

7,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Aba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria25,4051:6,973829
Philippines11,8191:8,566789
Turkey6,5741:11,8381,527
Cameroon4,8171:4,312518
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Ivory Coast2,6081:8,846743
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
Algeria2,4601:15,7042,830
Indonesia2,4171:54,7166,070
Togo1,9951:3,633578
Morocco1,4651:23,5333,669
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Mauritania1,0291:3,979477
Iran9661:79,4858,113
Uganda8991:43,4255,457
India7361:1,042,20843,486
Niger5701:33,6701,865
Gabon5561:3,398592
Papua New Guinea5371:15,1841,469
Benin4421:23,3843,142
Malaysia4111:71,7625,196
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Guatemala3591:44,7992,168
South Africa3361:161,24318,083
Thailand2891:244,42341,424
Solomon Islands2691:2,156183
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Mexico1911:649,87510,382
Congo1841:27,1152,911
Israel1601:53,4856,974
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Taiwan1581:148,3841,334
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Argentina1221:350,35627,444
Pakistan1051:1,701,37017,526
Afghanistan791:407,0025,660
Hungary771:127,48411,841
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
Iraq521:673,4939,953
China391:35,059,5271,855
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
England381:1,466,26563,675
France361:1,845,076161,051
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Jordan281:315,80111,232
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Greece151:738,65380,079
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Palestine121:379,07111,768
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Albania31:971,35222,477
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Abá (6) & Abà (2) are calculated separately.

Aba (81,748) may also be a first name.

Aba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aba (Arabic: ابع, Bengali: এবা, Georgian: აბა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺏ, Hindi: आबा, Marathi: आबा, Oriya: ଅବା, Tibetan: ཨ་བི་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Abá or Abà. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,395th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 94,783 people. Aba occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Aba reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,147th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 81,748 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25,405 people, or 1 in 6,973. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 21 percent live, Enugu, where 12 percent live and Kano, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 116 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.

Aba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Aba surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (59%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Aba surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.05% less than the national average, earning R 99,684 per year; in United States they earn 18.06% more than the national average, earning $50,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.34% less than the national average, earning $39,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abá896/
Abà892/
Abas86276,182/
Abad86199,384/
Haba86118,555/
Abay8686,862/
Abah8667,309/
Gaba8637,324/
Abat8611,757/
Aiba8611,177/
Abai865,302/
Aboa864,739/
Abaa863,957/
Abaj863,936/
Abaz863,914/
Atba862,842/
Abha862,337/
Aeba862,113/
Aaba861,995/
Abau861,750/
Auba861,666/
Abea861,307/
Abga86603/
Asba86414/
Ayba86318/
Ahba86130/
Abaï86103/
Abaç8634/
Ajba8628/
Abaî8623/
Açba8621/
Abağ8621/
Abap8613/
Aïba8610/
Eaba867/
Ağba862/
Aşba862/
Abass75168,282/
Abaya7516,762/
Gabay758,300/
Abaas758,114/
Abbah757,593/
Haiba754,348/
Abhai754,051/
Habas752,953/
Abaid752,756/
Abaja752,564/
Asbai752,476/
Aba'a752,462/
Aybay751,833/
Atbaş751,803/
Aybaş751,754/
Gauba751,635/
Abhay751,510/
Aabad751,451/
Ağbaş751,426/
Habad751,326/
Gabai751,117/
Abais751,036/
Habat751,032/
Hajba75931/
Aabas75797/
Habay75763/
Ashba75752/
Gaiba75735/
Abach75666/
Hayba75656/
Habai75646/
Habaz75633/
Gabha75605/
Abaah75602/
Asbaa75596/
Abash75577/
Heaba75552/
Ahaba75530/
Abead75509/
Aybat75507/
Abaus75505/
Habaj75492/
Gabaj75487/
Abaad75429/
Abast75410/
Hasba75393/
Abait75381/
Abaih75379/
Abaha75364/
Abaiz75347/
Hauba75342/
Habah75323/
Abhat75319/
Atbai75308/
Aibah75293/
Habha75274/
Asbat75239/
Gaaba75232/
Abhaj75209/
Habau75205/
Aybaz75181/
Aitba75171/
Abadh75155/
Abatt75141/
Aibad75138/
Gabau75134/
Aabha75130/
Achba75115/
Asbay75111/
Abhas75105/
Ahuba7594/
Haeba7591/
Aibha7577/
Abhau7577/
Ağbay7574/
Abaud7572/
Aybas7569/
Aibat7567/
Abhad7564/
Auyba7562/
Aibai7559/
Abaut7557/
Aubas7555/
Aubat7555/
Asbas7554/
Abaux7542/
Aubau7540/
Aubad7534/
A'Bad7534/
Abaia7532/
Aaaba7529/
Gabga7529/
Aibau7528/
Asbad7526/
Aabat7526/
Açbay7526/
Abgai7525/
Atbay7524/
Abeas7524/
Gabea7523/
Aibas7522/
Athba7521/
Habaň7521/
Habea7520/
Abats7520/
Aubha7519/
Ausba7516/
Habaa7515/
Gabaï7515/
Aebah7514/
Abahu7513/
Aubay7513/
Atbas7512/
Eabad7511/
Abadd7510/
Abasd7510/
Gabaľ7510/
Hatba759/
Abatz759/
Gabaa758/
Abayd758/
Abgaa758/
Eatba758/
Abads758/
Abaiy757/
Abioa757/
Auboa757/
Ahbai757/
Haaba756/
Abazz756/
Abahy756/
Aabai756/
Abaat756/
Abhaz756/
Ajbah756/
Aubai755/
Aabay755/
Aabah755/
Aabap755/
Ajbay755/
Aibay754/
Abuua754/
Abahj754/
Abayt754/
Atbap754/
Asbaï754/
Haboa754/
Aabaa753/
Gayba753/
Ahyba753/
Aiboa753/
Atbat753/
Aubaa753/
Abo'a753/
A'Aba753/
Haïba753/
Abaaz753/
Aubaz753/
Abgau752/
Eabas752/
Eabea752/
Gajba752/
Abaay752/
Abadt752/
Abhah752/
Asbha752/
Eabah752/
Abiea752/
Ajbai752/
Abays752/
Ajbaj752/
Abgay752/
Abadz752/
Assba752/
Aubaj752/
Atbaz752/
Ajbaa752/
Atbah752/
Aibaz752/
Eabha751/
Aajba751/
Abeea751/
Abhga751/
Aibap751/
Asbau751/
Abãad751/
Aibga751/
Abahh751/
Abaij751/
Aubah751/
Abajp751/
Aybea751/
Abaph751/
Abaís751/
Aibaa751/
Aebai751/
Haîba751/
Habaľ751/
Habaś751/
Gabaĺ751/
Abajh751/
Abaai751/
Abaaj751/
Abayï751/
Abaïd751/
Abeat751/
Abhaa751/
Easba751/
Eabay751/
Atbaa751/
Ahbah751/
Abeae751/
Aybga751/
Auuba751/
Abaãa751/
Abasz751/
Aebha751/
A'Bas751/
Aibaj751/
Eabau751/
Asbea750/
Abooa750/
Abe67616,165/
Abo67207,833/
Oba67131,979/
Abi6756,618/
Awa6741,571/
Eba6727,618/
Habash6724,573/
Ava6710,973/
Aby678,037/
Haybah671,617/
Habach671,602/
Asbach671,172/
Gabhai671,135/
Gaibai671,075/
Haibat671,067/
Gabaya671,026/
Aytbay67917/
Abhaid67788/
Ahbhat67512/
Hasbay67437/
Ahbach67409/
Ayboğa67368/
Assbai67366/
Aybuğa67357/
Aitbai67326/
Haibai67286/
Aboaja67278/
Abaach67243/
Aubaud67228/
Aboaya67214/
Ahbaiz67204/
Aabash67199/
Habhai67191/
Haybat67178/
Haibad67169/
Haybad67168/
Abhais67163/
Abaass67139/
Aubach67138/
Habatt67137/
Habais67136/
Abhash67124/
Haubas67111/
Aubeau67106/
Habbah6792/
Ahaiba6791/
Haibah6786/
Abhaya6765/
Habhat6762/
Ashbay6761/
Abouha6761/
Abé6758/
Haebah6747/
Gabaja6741/
Aubaid6734/
Abj6733/
Habasz6733/
Aibast6731/
Abatch6728/
Aubaux6724/
Assbaa6723/
Aubaut6722/
Gajbaj6721/
Aybash6720/
Aibach6718/
Ashbat6716/
Ahıbaz6716/
Ahbatt6715/
Gabaia6715/
Abahaj6715/
Aabass6714/
Aasbai6714/
Abbaiy6713/
Habass6713/
Aibhas6712/
Abahai6712/
Habacz6712/
Aubais6711/
Ashbai6711/
Abasht6710/
Achbaa6710/
Gaybai679/
Aba'ah679/
Abaich679/
Haubau679/
Habeha679/
Aabaid678/
Abhass678/
Abè678/
Aybaya678/
Hasbat678/
Abaish677/
Habaha677/
Aßbach677/
Abhaip677/
Ağabay677/
Aytbai676/
Asbaat676/
Ahabah676/
Haibay676/
Abaowa676/
Aubhai675/
Ağbaht675/
Habhap675/
Gaibay675/
Aabaat675/
Abgaja675/
Abasss675/
Asbaai675/
Habaud675/
Haba'a675/
Aitbay675/
Ashbad674/
Hasbau674/
Aheiba674/
Abaiss674/
Achbah674/
Gabyoa674/
Abaaas674/
Abooha674/
Aibatt673/
Aabhas673/
Eabgay673/
Habead673/
Gaubha673/
Aibaad673/
Haiboa673/
Abeass673/
Ajbeea673/
Atbash673/
Abgaya673/
Gaybay673/
Habait673/
Habhas673/
Aubaas673/
Abaash672/
Aibais672/
Haubad672/
Habeea672/
Aabadh672/
Abeova672/
Asbash672/
Abê672/
Hasbas672/
Hasbai672/
Abı672/
Abaaja672/
Abachh672/
Aabaad672/
Abí672/
Abó672/
Aibaya672/
Gabgah672/
Habaid672/
Habeas672/
Hajbad672/
Aachba672/
Heabat672/
Auybad672/
Ashbaz672/
Aibhai671/
Hatbat671/
Eabauh671/
Aytbas671/
Gaibga671/
Hajbah671/
Habaas671/
Habeaz671/
Abahay671/
Aabhad671/
Aabhah671/
Aahbas671/
Ahabai671/
Ahbaht671/
Aibajh671/
Ajbatz671/
Aubead671/
Aubeas671/
Aabach671/
Gaybah671/
Abaije671/
Ahauba671/
Habats671/
Gabaha671/
Aybass671/
Haybau671/
Abbahu671/
Abaaya671/
Asbahe671/
Ajbaya671/
Heabaj671/
Hassba671/
Hasbad671/
Gaubai671/
Gaubay671/
Habhah671/
Habiea671/
Habatz671/
Habaux671/
Haaaba671/
Haabay671/
Gaabay671/
Gaba'a671/
Gabgai671/
Gabgay671/
Gabhay671/
Gaibau671/
Aibaja671/
Aibaud671/
Ahbait671/
Ajbash671/
Abaahe671/
Abaaid671/
Abault671/
Abazsh671/
Aabaas671/
Aabaya671/
Abhaih671/
Abý671/
Eabaya671/
Athbat671/
Assbha671/
Auba'a671/
Aubays671/
Asbait671/
Ashsba671/
Ashbaj671/
Ağbuğa671/
Aubaha671/
Achbai671/
Aitbah671/
Assbat671/
Gaibaa671/
Gabaai671/
Abuuha671/
Aebaha671/
Abaizz671/
Aashba671/
Abhath671/
Aitbaz671/
Aibaid671/
Ashbea671/
Hattba671/
Haboha671/
Ashbau670/
Easbay670/

Aba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aba in the Georgian language
აბაaba-
Aba in the Tibetan language
ཨ་བི་abi-
Aba in the Bengali language
এবাeba-
Aba in the Oriya language
ଅବାaba82.26
ଆବାaba14.52
ଅବaba3.23
Aba in the Marathi language
आबाaba82.22
अबाaba17.7
अबaba0.08
Aba in the Hindi language
आबाaba65.32
अबाaba22.07
अबaba8.11
ाबaba1.8
एबाeba0.9
ाबाaba0.9
Aba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺏab59.89
ﺍﺏab12.3
ﺁﺑﻪabh10.52
ﺃﺏab5.53
ﺁﺑﺎaba3.74
ﺍﺑﺎaba1.96
ﺃﺑﺎaba1.43
ﺃﺑﻪabh1.25
ﺍﺑﻪabh0.89
ﻋﺒﻪbh0.71
ﺑﺎﺏbab0.36
ﻋﺎﺑﻪabh0.18
ﺍﺑﺎﻩabah0.18
ﻋﺎﺏab0.18
ﺀﺍﺏab0.18
ﺁﺑﺎﺀaba0.18
ﺍﺑﻲaby0.18
Aba in the Arabic language
ابعab-
بعاba-
عباba-
باعba-
باba-
عبّاba-
لاباlaba-
اباaba-

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