Ababa Surname
Approximately 12,767 people bear this surname
Ababa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,907 | 1:20,631 | 2,568 |
| Ethiopia | 4,829 | 1:20,200 | 2,620 |
| Israel | 668 | 1:12,811 | 1,952 |
| Nigeria | 515 | 1:343,967 | 18,639 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Papua New Guinea | 253 | 1:32,228 | 3,738 |
| Algeria | 205 | 1:188,447 | 23,005 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Mauritania | 189 | 1:21,666 | 1,923 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Niger | 95 | 1:202,021 | 6,807 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ababa (10,187) may also be a first name.
Ababa Demographics
Ababa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Ababa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ababa in the Hindi language | ||
| अबबा | ababa | - |
| Ababa in the Marathi language | ||
| आबबा | ababa | 50 |
| अबाबा | ababa | 25 |
| आबाबा | ababa | 25 |
| Ababa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺎﺏ | bab | 44.07 |
| ﻋﺒﺎﺑﻪ | babh | 37.29 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﺏ | abab | 8.47 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﺑﻪ | ababh | 6.78 |
| ﺃﺑﺎﺏ | abab | 1.69 |
| ﻋﺎﺑﺎﺏ | abab | 1.69 |
| Ababa in the Russian language | ||
| Абаба | ababa | - |
| Ababa in the Arabic language | ||
| ابابا | ababa | - |
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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
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