Abanaga Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abanaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abanaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Abanaga (11) may also be a first name.

Abanaga Last Name Facts

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

Abanaga is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abanaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Abanaga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Abanaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abanaga are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and East Region, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abananga9310/
Abanagah931/
Abanagad931/
Abonaga86152/
Abanago8652/
Abanega8636/
Awanaga8625/
Obanaga869/
Avanaga861/
Abenaga861/
Abounaga80123/
Abangage8035/
Abangagi802/
Gavanaga802/
Abanonga801/
Abhanage801/
Gawanaga801/
Abangageh751/
Obonaga71337/
Ebanega71204/
Abenago7165/
Abonago7121/
Abanego716/
Abonagy714/
Havanagaud713/
Avonaga711/
Ebenaga711/
Abonage711/
Avanagi711/
Abenoga711/
Havanagi671,380/
Havanage675/
Awanouga675/
O'Bonaga672/
Abonagey671/
Obonagha671/
Obounaga671/
Awonanga671/
Abanonge671/
Abounage671/
Abenhago671/
Ebanagoy671/

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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 Abanaga
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