Ababa Surname

40,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Israel

Ababa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ababa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,9071:20,6312,568
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
Israel6681:12,8111,952
Nigeria5151:343,96718,639
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Papua New Guinea2531:32,2283,738
Algeria2051:188,44723,005
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Mauritania1891:21,6661,923
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Niger951:202,0216,807
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Benin131:795,04642,452
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ababa (10,187) may also be a first name.

Ababa Last Name Facts

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

Ababa (Arabic: ابابا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺎﺏ, Hindi: अबबा, Marathi: आबबा, Russian: Абаба) occurs most in The Philippines. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ababa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,970th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 570,811 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Ababa reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 60,483rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 10,187 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,907 people, or 1 in 20,631. In The Philippines Ababa is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 36 percent are found, Bicol, where 13 percent are found and Davao Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 38 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.

Ababa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ababa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ababa last name increased 9,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ababa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ababa surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Ababa are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Ababa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ağbaba911,869/
Ababat91871/
Hababa91706/
Gababa91587/
Ahbaba91256/
Ababas91191/
Ababay91172/
Aybaba91148/
Aïbaba91135/
Aibaba91102/
Ababai9185/
Abaaba9151/
Abaiba9151/
Ajbaba9128/
Ababah9114/
Ababad9110/
Abayba919/
Ababea918/
Aababa912/
Asbaba911/
Ababga911/
Ababoa911/
Eababa911/
Ababau911/
Hababah831,897/
Ağababa8335/
Hajbaba8327/
Ababhai8322/
Aitbaba8310/
Abahbah839/
Abahaba837/
Habaiba836/
Abatbay834/
Abaibat834/
Ababach834/
Ahababa833/
Abaybay833/
Ajbabai833/
Gababai831/
Ababaas831/
Ababash831/
Abatbai831/
Aababas831/
Hababas831/
Abaabaa831/
Hababat831/
Hababay831/
Haibaba831/
Gabaiba831/
Aibabas831/
Abaibah831/
Abaibai831/
Ahbabah831/
Gababah831/
Abeba80221,945/
Ababo806,674/
Abawa803,474/
Ababe802,361/
Ababi801,474/
Obaba80387/
Ebaba80366/
Aboba8083/
Ababy8027/
Abava808/
Hajbabai77300/
Habaybay77159/
Abhabhai77114/
Habahaba7781/
Gababhai7737/
Hababhai774/
Ahababaj771/
Ha'ababa771/
Abaabaya771/
Ababio7323,265/
Abouba7313,264/
Ababou737,189/
Habeba736,440/
Ababei734,994/
Ababii732,175/
Hababi731,153/
Ahbabi73591/
Ahbaby73588/
Ababiy73385/
Haboba73262/
Oubaba73240/
Hababy73224/
Gababo73190/
Gababi73170/
Asbabi73155/
Ababey73122/
Ababyi73114/
Abawua7391/
Abeabe7384/
Abawah7362/
Aboyba7342/
Ababie7340/
Abeabi7334/
Abebah7329/
Gaboba7327/
Abeeba7324/
Hebaba7322/
Abavas7319/
Hababo7318/
Ababis7318/
Ababoh7316/
Abaave7315/
Hababe7314/
Ababoo7314/
Abawat7311/
Abeiba7310/
Ahbabo7310/
Abauwa739/
Abobaz738/
Ababys736/
Abaibi735/
Ababer735/
Abaawa734/
Ababet734/
Abebay734/
Abavat733/
Abaway733/
Abuoba733/
Ababij733/
Abaibo733/
Abajwa733/
Aibabe733/
Habava733/
Abavea732/
Abawai732/
Obaiba732/
Hobaba732/
Gababe732/
Ababeh732/
Aibabi732/
Abajua732/
Abooba732/
Aboeba732/
Aboiba732/
Abaawo732/
Ababid732/
Gobaba732/
Abobay732/
E'Baba731/
Abajbi731/
Abasbi731/
Abavaj731/
Asbava731/
Ababoy731/
Obabau731/
Atbawa731/
Asbabo731/
Abaabo731/
Obabas731/
Ajbabi731/
Abaibe731/
Aababo731/
Ababih731/
Habawa731/
Abasua731/
Abahbi731/
Abaiva731/
Ababod731/
Abawaj731/
Abeyba731/
Abobas731/
Abobau731/
Abuiba731/
Ebaeba731/
Abobad731/
Abebau731/
Abgabi731/
Aababi731/
Aabeba731/
Ababed731/
Ahbabe731/
Abobai731/
Abavaa731/
Gabhabhai71161/
Habhaibai711/
Habeeba672,873/
Habouba67602/
Hababou67403/
Ahbabou67264/
Oubabas67219/
Achbabi67136/
Gaibava67111/
Gababoi6740/
Abuosba6731/
Ababech6725/
Abaibou6720/
Aboubaa6714/
Abaabih6713/
Aboubai6712/
Ababioh6710/
Aababou6710/
Hababeh679/
Abobass679/
Abousba675/
Ebabhai674/
Habaibi674/
Abavath673/
Abainpa673/
Obabhai673/
Gabouba673/
Gabooba673/
Asbabou672/
Ababieh672/
Aabouba672/
Gabawai672/
Asbabeh672/
Habhabi672/
Habeiba672/
Gababui672/
Habebay672/
Obabaih671/
Gabaway671/
Haibabe671/
Hababey671/
Ababhoi671/
Abaybhe671/
Abhavat671/
Houbaba671/
Hasbabi671/
Gaybava671/
Gobaiba671/
Habaibo671/
Haibawa671/
Gabahwa671/
Gabayua671/
Aibaber671/
Abahawa671/
Abaawho671/
Aboobah671/
Abgaawo671/
Abgouba671/
Abhaibo671/
Aïbaber671/
Abowaad671/
Aboubat671/
Habooba671/
Ajbabio671/
Ababher671/
Ababish671/
Abashua671/
Abobhaa671/
Abajuah671/
Ahabawa671/
Habaiby671/

Ababa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ababa in the Hindi language
अबबाababa-
Ababa in the Marathi language
आबबाababa50
अबाबाababa25
आबाबाababa25
Ababa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺎﺏbab44.07
ﻋﺒﺎﺑﻪbabh37.29
ﺍﺑﺎﺏabab8.47
ﺍﺑﺎﺑﻪababh6.78
ﺃﺑﺎﺏabab1.69
ﻋﺎﺑﺎﺏabab1.69
Ababa in the Russian language
Абабаababa-
Ababa in the Arabic language
اباباababa-

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