Abams Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Abams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abams is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Abams live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 43 percent reside, Kaduna, where 27 percent reside and Rivers, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Abams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abams last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abams Last Name Statistics demography

Abams earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abahams831/
Abans80438/
Aboms8024/
Obams808/
Avams803/
Ebams802/
Awams801/
Abems801/
Habans7395/
Abanse7373/
Awamse731/
Abhans731/
Abaumz731/
Avamsh731/
Abanst731/
Eavams730/
Abaynsh6736/
Abeanse674/
Abasins673/
Aubains672/
Abacens671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Abams
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