Ababu Surname

21,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ababu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ababu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia23,6641:4,122679
Kenya9821:47,0264,838
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
India271:28,409,829361,298
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ababu (13,197) may also be a first name.

Ababu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ababu (Hindi: ाबाबू, Marathi: बाबू, Oriya: ଏବାବୁ, Russian: Абабу) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ababu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ababu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ababu is the 21,780th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,946 people. Ababu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ababu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ababu is also the 50,743rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 13,197 people.

The last name Ababu is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 23,664 people, or 1 in 4,122. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Ababu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ababu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ababou917,189/
Ababuh9132/
Hababu9131/
Gababu9122/
Abaabu914/
Ababuu912/
Aibabu912/
Ajbabu912/
Abeabu911/
Abaebu911/
Aababu911/
Abhabu911/
Ababau911/
Hababou83403/
Ahbabou83264/
Hababuu8396/
Abaibou8320/
Aababou8310/
Abhaibu834/
Haibabu832/
Gababui832/
Asbabou832/
Aibaabu831/
Habaibu831/
Abebu8034,156/
Ebabu806,498/
Abawu80244/
Obabu80160/
Awabu8024/
Abavu8021/
Abobu804/
Avabu802/
Ababouch77307/
Abaabous7710/
Ahababuy774/
Aabaibou771/
Aabaybou771/
Abachbut771/
Gabavu7395/
Obabhu7357/
Abeebu7323/
Habebu7319/
Abebeu7316/
Ababoo7314/
Obabut7311/
Hawabu739/
Abobuh738/
Awabut735/
Ebaabu735/
Aebebu734/
Aybawu733/
Avaabu732/
Ebabou732/
Aboybu731/
Abhawu731/
Havabu731/
Ampabu731/
Obabau731/
Awahbu731/
Hebabu731/
Ahuabu731/
Aweabu731/
Ayuabu731/
Abeubu731/
Abebau731/
Abobau731/
Aababouch712/
Aboubou671,494/
Habeebu67117/
Aboibou6711/
Hebabou6710/
Habobou674/
Ebaibou672/
Ehbabou672/
Hampabu671/
Abeibou671/
Gavaabu671/
Ajbajwu671/

Ababu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ababu in the Oriya language
ଏବାବୁebabu-
Ababu in the Hindi language
ाबाबूababu54.55
अबबूababu18.18
ाबाबुababu9.09
ाबबूababu9.09
अबाबुababu9.09
Ababu in the Marathi language
बाबूbabu33.33
अबाबूababu33.33
अबाबुababu16.67
एबाबुebabu16.67
Ababu in the Russian language
Абабуababu-

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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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  • 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 Ababu
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