Abanwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Abanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Abanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abanwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Abanwa is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Abanwa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 89 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 5 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abanwua | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ahabanwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abamwa | 83 | 97 | / |
| Abanba | 83 | 91 | / |
| Abonwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Obanwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abanua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abanwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abanwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abanwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abounwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Abeanua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Habonwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abanwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanvat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abainwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haibonwa | 71 | 116 | / |
| Abanbhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Eabanbay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abanwwoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Habaanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abamba | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Obanwo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Obanua | 67 | 59 | / |
| Obonwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Avonwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obanwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abonwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ebonwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abanbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abanue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abanve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abonwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auboonwat | 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 Abanwa
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