Abalaba Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4131:428,91722,160
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Abalaba (20) may also be a first name.

Abalaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abalaba is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abalaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Abalaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 676,370th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abalaba reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 428,917. In Nigeria Abalaba is most common in: Bayelsa, where 62 percent reside, Delta, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Abalaba
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