Abanga Surname
Approximately 8,548 people bear this surname
Abanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 4,641 | 1:5,822 | 805 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| DR Congo | 1,259 | 1:58,681 | 7,001 |
| Cameroon | 772 | 1:26,903 | 3,664 |
| Nigeria | 276 | 1:641,822 | 30,209 |
| Kenya | 140 | 1:329,856 | 20,127 |
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Abanga (1,492) may also be a first name.
Abanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abanga (Hindi: अबंगा, Marathi: अभंग, Oriya: ଆବାଂଗ) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 59,044th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 852,544 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abanga are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,335th most numerous first name globally, held by 1,492 people.
The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 4,641 people, or 1 in 5,822. Not including Ghana this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abanga in the Hindi language | ||
| अबंगा | abanga | - |
| Abanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆବାଂଗ | abanga | - |
| Abanga in the Marathi language | ||
| अभंग | abhanga | - |
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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 Abanga
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