Abaelu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abaelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abaelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080

Abaelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abaelu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abaelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abaelu is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Abaelu are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Abaelu is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 62 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Abyelu8338/
Abaylu8333/
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Abhalu8315/
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Obaelu834/
Abielu834/
Abeelu832/
Ajbalu831/
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Habalau77108/
Habaalu7727/
Aballou7723/
Habalou7712/
Abajlou773/
Abajulu773/
Abeyelu773/
Habaliu773/
Habailu771/
Abyellu771/
Abhaleu771/
Obawelu771/
Abeyulu771/
Aabalou771/
Ahbalou771/
Abaylou771/
Ebalu73874/
Ebelu73322/
Abolu73252/
Obalu7371/
Obelu7319/
Abeilhou71101/
Ajbailou7122/
Abajalou711/
Ajbaïlou711/
Abahalou711/
Ebajielu711/
Obielu6736/
Habolu6710/
Abollu672/
Abailouch671/
Haiballou671/
Oubahelou671/
Hebalu671/
Obailu671/
Aboilu671/
Abuilu671/
Hebelu671/

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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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  • 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 Abaelu
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