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

The surname Abamu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 602,749th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Abamu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 548,616th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 263 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 365,243. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 19 percent live, Zamfara, where 16 percent live and Kaduna, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Abamu occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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