Abalem Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Abalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Burkina Faso261:705,8508,321
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

The alternate forms: Abalém (3) are calculated separately.

Abalem (25) may also be a first name.

Abalem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abalem has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant: Abalém. For other potential spellings of Abalem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abalem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Abalem reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Luso-South America. Abalem is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 1,436,740. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 40 percent reside, Paraná, where 29 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abalém943/
Abaelem929/
Gabalem921/
Aballem921/
Abalheem861/
Abalen8378/
Abelem8366/
Awalem837/
Obalem835/
Abalim833/
Avalem831/
Ebalem831/
Abolem831/
Abalemova805/
Aboilem7745/
Aboleme7741/
Abaleng7740/
Abailim7730/
Ampalem7729/
Aybalen7714/
Abhalim777/
Abalaen776/
Aswalem776/
Aboslem774/
Aboulem774/
Obaleem773/
Abeulem771/
Gavalem771/
Gabalen771/
Aboelem771/
Habolem771/
Avaleme771/
Abaln732/
Abelheim7131/
Ampallem718/
Ammpalem714/
Abosleem714/
Abuoleim714/
Abuoliem712/
Ayuhalem711/
Abouleme711/
Gavaleem711/
Gabhalen711/
Obalim672,440/
Abalin67316/
Abalymova67249/
Abolemova6765/
Obelem6714/
Abolim6713/
Abalimova6712/
Abelim677/
Ebelem677/
Awalim677/
Abalyn677/
Avalen675/
Aiswailem671/
Abelém671/
Abalengue671/
Gabaln671/
Asswailem671/
Ebalim671/

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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 Abalem
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