Abakiya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abakiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abakiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Abakiya (4) may also be a first name.

Abakiya Last Name Facts

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

Abakiya is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abakiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Abakiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abakiya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abakiya is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 4 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Abakiya is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abakaya8658/
Abokiya862/
Abakkoiy801/
Habakuya801/
Abakay771,531/
Abakai77285/
Abakie77144/
Abakea7760/
Abakaa775/
Abakoy774/
Abakau773/
Abakoa771/
Abakae771/
Abakei771/
Abakey771/
Abakye771/
Abakuy771/
Abakhouya755/
Ahavakiya752/
Obakoya71577/
Abakouy71212/
Abakaye71119/
Gabakau7161/
Abakawe7141/
Abaikai7124/
Abakois7117/
Abekoya715/
Abaakaa714/
Abakoha714/
Aboqaya714/
Ebakuya714/
Abokiye714/
Habakey714/
Abaka'a712/
Abeakaa711/
Ajbakaj711/
Abakuyi711/
Obakaya711/
Abekeya711/
Abakoyo711/
Abakoye711/
Abekeiy711/
Avakaia711/
Aboucaya67316/
Abaikaye6733/
Abakouye6717/
Abakkouy6716/
Abakhouy674/
Aibaikoy673/
Abakaitė672/
Gabaikai671/
Habakaye671/
Aboukaya671/
Aboukoya671/
Obakiyes671/
Aybaikie671/
Abakeitp671/
Abokeyas671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Abakiya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis