Abaasa Surname
Approximately 1,409 people bear this surname
Abaasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,395 | 1:27,985 | 3,870 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Abaasa (182) may also be a first name.
Abaasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abaasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abaasa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Abaasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Abaasa? popularity and diffusion
Abaasa is the 275,425th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,172,140 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abaasa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 182 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,395 people, or 1 in 27,985. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbarara District, where 19 percent live, Rukungiri District, where 10 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Abaasa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.
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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 Abaasa
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