Abam Surname
Approximately 9,546 people bear this surname
Abam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,373 | 1:27,796 | 2,370 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Cameroon | 757 | 1:27,436 | 3,730 |
| Iran | 706 | 1:108,757 | 10,439 |
| Mexico | 317 | 1:391,565 | 7,850 |
| Philippines | 126 | 1:803,478 | 76,852 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Abàm (1) are calculated separately.
Abam (2,123) may also be a first name.
Abam Demographics
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Abam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abam (Arabic: ابام, Georgian: აბამ, Hindi: आबाम, Marathi: आबम, Oriya: ଆବମ, Russian: Абам) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms: Abàm. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abam.
How Common Is The Last Name Abam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abam is the 53,484th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 763,414 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Abam reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,103rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 2,123 people.
The surname Abam is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,373 people, or 1 in 27,796. In Nigeria Abam is most common in: Cross River, where 53 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Abam exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Abam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Abam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abam surname rose 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Abam surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.
Abam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,118 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abam in the Georgian language | ||
| აბამ | abam | - |
| Abam in the Marathi language | ||
| आबम | abama | 77.78 |
| अबम | abama | 22.22 |
| Abam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆବମ | abama | 50 |
| ଅବାମ | abama | 50 |
| Abam in the Hindi language | ||
| आबाम | abama | 33.33 |
| आबम | abama | 33.33 |
| अबम | abama | 33.33 |
| Abam in the Russian language | ||
| Абам | abam | - |
| Abam in the Arabic language | ||
| ابام | abam | - |
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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 Abam
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