Abamson Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abamson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abamson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Abamson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abamson is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abamson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Abamson are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Abamson is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 82 percent are found and Cross River, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Abamson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abamson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abamson Last Name Statistics demography

Abamson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abahamson880/
Abanson866/
Abomson861/
Aybanson8020/
Aboumson801/
Awahamson755/
Haabanson751/
Abahamsen751/
Avanson716/
Obanson713/
Abanjong6715/
Abansang679/
Eavanson677/
Gabanzon671/
Abonsong671/
Asbonson670/
Obansson670/

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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 Abamson
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