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
Average Abam Salary in
United States
$42,118 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Abàm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 53,484th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 763,414 people. The last name Abam occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Abam are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,103rd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 2,123 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,373 people, or 1 in 27,796. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 53 percent are found, Rivers, where 13 percent are found and Benue, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Abam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Abam last name expanded 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Abam are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for 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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