Abalum Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abalum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abalum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abalum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abalum (Hindi: अबलुम) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abalum? popularity and diffusion

Abalum is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Abalum are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 32 percent reside, Abia, where 29 percent reside and Delta, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habalum923/
Abalume921/
Abalumh921/
Abalumhe867/
Obalum83269/
Abalun834/
Abalom832/
Ebalum831/
Abhalumhe801/
Oballum7711/
Abaloun779/
Havalum771/
Awwalum771/
Abaloussem753/
Gavaluim7137/
Gavaleum711/
Gavalaum711/
Abalon671,014/
Owalum67669/
Ebolum67146/
Awalom6778/
Obalun672/
Abolom671/
Aboulloum671/
Obalom671/

Abalum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abalum in the Hindi language
अबलुमabaluma-

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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 Abalum
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