Abamwa Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Abamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Abamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abamwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abamwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Abamwa is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Abamwa live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Abamwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 88 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Kogi, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abamba | 83 | 1,229 | / |
| Abanwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Obamwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abamwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abamua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abambay | 77 | 503 | / |
| Habamba | 77 | 189 | / |
| Abanwua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abomwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abahmua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habaamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahabanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obamwahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abahamwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abambi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Abanba | 67 | 91 | / |
| Obamba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Abambe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aboumwais | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abonwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abomwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abambo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obanwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abanua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abamui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abamwa
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