Abang Surname
Approximately 44,457 people bear this surname
Abang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18,480 | 1:9,586 | 1,051 |
| Cameroon | 7,731 | 1:2,686 | 306 |
| Philippines | 5,911 | 1:17,127 | 1,990 |
| Uganda | 4,861 | 1:8,031 | 1,406 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Malaysia | 1,756 | 1:16,796 | 1,641 |
| Indonesia | 1,378 | 1:95,972 | 9,976 |
| Gabon | 606 | 1:3,117 | 542 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| Brunei | 91 | 1:4,601 | 702 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Abang (28,678) may also be a first name.
Abang Demographics
Average Abang Salary in
United States
$54,348 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abang (Bengali: অবং, Marathi: अभंग) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abang.
How Common Is The Last Name Abang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,623rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 163,923 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Abang are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 28,889th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 28,678 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 18,480 people, or 1 in 9,586. In Nigeria Abang is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 62 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Abang is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.
Abang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Abang are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.
Abang earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.95% more than the national average, earning $54,348 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abang in the Marathi language | ||
| अभंग | abhanga | - |
| Abang in the Bengali language | ||
| অবং | abam | 50 |
| অবঙ্গ | abanga | 33.33 |
| এবং | ebam | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Abang
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