Abab Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Abab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7231:245,01114,190
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Taiwan591:397,3693,093
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Colombia261:1,837,46411,767
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Palestine161:284,30310,570
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
England131:4,286,005132,302
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India71:109,580,769786,157
France61:11,070,454349,096
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Abab (5,001) may also be a first name.

Abab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abab (Bengali: অবাব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺎﺏ, Hindi: अबाब, Marathi: अबाब, Russian: Абаб) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 251,505th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,627,013 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Abab reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abab is also the 96,192nd most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 5,001 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 245,011. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 69 percent live, Katsina, where 6 percent live and Bauchi, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Abab occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent live.

Abab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Abab last name is principally Muslim (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Abab last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abab earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $25,970,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning $40,563 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habab893,118/
Ahbab892,419/
Ababs89565/
Asbab89244/
Abaab8956/
Ababd8919/
Gabab8911/
Aybab8911/
Abasb8910/
Abaib898/
Aebab898/
Aibab895/
Aabab895/
Abhab894/
Ababh892/
Atbab892/
Ababt891/
Aubab891/
Abaub891/
Abeab891/
Habhab801,516/
Achbab80481/
Habaib80288/
Gabgab8085/
Ashbab8057/
Ahabab8044/
Habaeb8017/
Habeab8012/
Aibaub8010/
Habayb8010/
Gaabab806/
Ababss805/
Hajbab802/
Haubab802/
Ababth801/
Abaabs801/
Abaubh801/
Abhaab801/
Hababh801/
Aababs801/
Haibab801/
Abaw751,104/
Abob75161/
Abeb7558/
Abap7513/
Ebab7512/
Abaf758/
Abav756/
Obab753/
Habahab73101/
Ababova738/
Abhaibh733/
Gabhabh731/
Habaaib731/
Hajbasb731/
Habeb678,036/
Aboub672,591/
Abeeb672,248/
Habob67751/
Aibeb67372/
Aebeb67259/
Eybab6793/
Abowa6782/
Abafe6781/
Hebab6770/
Abova6763/
Ahbap6751/
Hobab6726/
Abape6725/
Aibob6718/
Gabaf6711/
Aboob6710/
Abaiv6710/
Obaub677/
Aabap675/
Abaft675/
Ehbab674/
Atbap674/
Abhav673/
Obaib673/
Ahbeb673/
Abeib673/
Eibab673/
Ahbob673/
Abauw672/
Abhaw672/
Ahbaw672/
Abaif672/
Abosb672/
Oobab671/
Habaf671/
Abheb671/
Aibap671/
Aubob671/
Abajp671/
Abaph671/
Habéb671/
Abeaw671/
Abgaw671/
Abgob671/
Abuib671/
Aubaw671/
Oubab671/
Obaeb671/
Abasw671/
Abaww671/
Abahw671/

Abab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺎﺏbab-
Abab in the Bengali language
অবাবababa-
Abab in the Hindi language
अबाबababa-
Abab in the Marathi language
अबाबababa75
आबाबababa12.5
अबबababa12.5
Abab in the Russian language
Абабabab-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abab
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