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 more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Abàm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abam is the 53,484th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 763,414 people. The surname Abam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Abam live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abam is also the 163,103rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 2,123 people.
Abam is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held 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. Other than Nigeria Abam is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Abam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Abam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Abam surname increased 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Abam surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political 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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