Abaham Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Abaham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abaham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
India261:29,502,515369,827
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Abaham (153) may also be a first name.

Abaham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abaham (Arabic: اباهيم, Bengali: আবাহাম, Hindi: अबाहम, Marathi: अबाहम, Oriya: ଅବାହାମ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abaham.

How Common Is The Last Name Abaham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Abaham is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Abaham live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abaham is also the 743,570th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 153 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Abaham is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent reside, Rivers, where 28 percent reside and Benue, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Abaham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Abaham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abaham surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abaham Last Name Statistics demography

Abaham earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.14% less than the national average, earning $14,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asbaham9214/
Abhaham921/
Abbaham921/
Abaaham921/
Abham91142/
Abaam916/
Abahm911/
Habhaham861/
Abhaim8310/
Habham833/
Aubham832/
Abahym831/
Obaham831/
Abhamm831/
Aibham831/
Gabaam831/
Abam809,546/
Eavaham771/
Abaheem771/
Abame73983/
Abeam73893/
Gabam7363/
Abaim7344/
Habam7323/
Aibam7312/
Aavam7311/
Abhom7311/
Avaam736/
Abgam735/
Aabam734/
Aubam734/
Ebham733/
Aebam733/
Abamm733/
Ahbam733/
Abasm732/
Asbam732/
Abaum732/
Aybam731/
Obham731/
Abamd731/
Aubame67831/
Oubham67171/
Abhoum6751/
Haibam6723/
Gaabam6711/
Abohmd679/
Haubam678/
Haabam676/
Abayme673/
Ampham672/
Aebaim671/
Ahabam671/
Abaume671/
Abasme671/
Haebam671/
Anpaam671/
Obaame671/
Hasbam671/

Abaham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abaham in the Bengali language
আবাহামabahama-
Abaham in the Marathi language
अबाहमabahama75
अबहमabahama18.75
अबाहमाकरabahamakara6.25
Abaham in the Hindi language
अबाहमabahama66.67
अबहमabahama33.33
Abaham in the Oriya language
ଅବାହାମabahama50
ଆବାହମabahama50
Abaham in the Arabic language
اباهيمabahym-

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Footnotes

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