Abamu Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4851:365,24319,546
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Abamu (263) may also be a first name.

Abamu Last Name Facts

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

Abamu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abamu? popularity and diffusion

Abamu is the 602,749th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abamu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 548,616th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 263 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 365,243. In Nigeria Abamu is mostly found in: Plateau, where 19 percent reside, Zamfara, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Abamu is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Abamu Last Name Statistics demography

Abamu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abamou91635/
Abaimu9173/
Abgamu9110/
Abamut911/
Abamus911/
Gabamu911/
Abamui911/
Abhaimu83362/
Habamou8317/
Abatmou831/
Abamouy831/
Habatmu831/
Ebamu801,162/
Awamu80145/
Abemu80100/
Obamu8046/
Avamu8027/
Abomu8026/
Habhamau771/
Haibamou771/
Abamouth771/
Abomou7316/
Obamus7312/
Hawamu737/
Ebamuh735/
Abgomu735/
Obaemu734/
Ampamu733/
Aboomu732/
Abeimu732/
Auwamu731/
Abhemu731/
Aivamu731/
Obajmu731/
Aboumou6727/
Auvamau677/
Achwamu674/
Hobamgu673/
Aivamut671/
Gahwamu671/
Hawamou671/
Abomuch671/
Oebajmu671/
Aitvamu671/

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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 Abamu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis