Abaka Surname
Approximately 7,416 people bear this surname
Abaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,651 | 1:48,519 | 3,730 |
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| Ivory Coast | 482 | 1:47,866 | 2,977 |
| Turkey | 442 | 1:176,067 | 13,349 |
| Cameroon | 317 | 1:65,518 | 8,305 |
| Niger | 234 | 1:82,017 | 3,545 |
| Algeria | 232 | 1:166,515 | 21,045 |
| Uganda | 192 | 1:203,330 | 16,226 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| India | 143 | 1:5,364,094 | 131,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Abaka (2,150) may also be a first name.
Abaka Demographics
Average Abaka Salary in
United States
$15,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abaka (Arabic: ابقا, Hindi: आबका, Marathi: अबका, Oriya: ଅବକା, Russian: Абака) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 67,125th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 982,679 people. Abaka is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Abaka reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,808th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 2,150 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,651 people, or 1 in 48,519. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 12 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Bayelsa, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria Abaka is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live.
Abaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Abaka surname is predominantly Muslim (55%) in Nigeria.
Abaka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅବକା | abaka | - |
| Abaka in the Marathi language | ||
| अबका | abaka | 91.67 |
| आबका | abaka | 5 |
| आबाका | abaka | 1.67 |
| अंबाका | ambaka | 1.67 |
| Abaka in the Hindi language | ||
| आबका | abaka | 50 |
| अबक | abaka | 50 |
| Abaka in the Russian language | ||
| Абака | abaka | - |
| Abaka in the Arabic language | ||
| ابقا | abqa | - |
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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 Abaka
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