Abav Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Abav (12) may also be a first name.

Abav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abav (Hindi: आबव, Marathi: आबाव, Russian: Абав) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Abav.

How Common Is The Last Name Abav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Abav is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Abav reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abav is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abaev8916,615/
Abaiv8910/
Abhav893/
Asbauv8047/
Habaev8036/
Gabhav8032/
Aubaev8014/
Aybaev807/
Aibaev803/
Abahav801/
Habhav801/
Abhaiv801/
Abavsh801/
Abab751,575/
Abaw751,104/
Awav75260/
Abov7583/
Abap7513/
Abaf758/
Ebav754/
Abev751/
Obav751/
Ababova738/
Ahabaev737/
Abapova733/
Gahabav731/
Abuov6716,414/
Gabov673,986/
Habab673,118/
Ababs67565/
Abeev67416/
Aboev67199/
Aibov67110/
Habov6796/
Abowa6782/
Abafe6781/
Aubov6779/
Abova6763/
Abaab6756/
Ahbap6751/
Obaev6745/
Ebaev6737/
Abape6725/
Ababd6719/
Aybov6712/
Gabab6711/
Gabaf6711/
Abasb6710/
Abaib678/
Habev676/
Aabap675/
Aabab675/
Abaft675/
Awuav674/
Atbap674/
Abhab674/
Abaif672/
Abaew672/
Ababh672/
Abhaw672/
Ahbaw672/
Abauw672/
Abahw671/
Obhav671/
Abeab671/
Abajp671/
Ayuav671/
Awaav671/
Abaph671/
Abaub671/
Abeaw671/
Abgaw671/
Aubaw671/
Ayvav671/
Obavh671/
Abasw671/
Abaww671/
Awavz671/
Aibap671/
Abeiv671/
Ababt671/
Habaf671/

Abav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abav in the Marathi language
आबावabava-
Abav in the Hindi language
आबवabava50
अबावabava50
Abav in the Russian language
Абавabav-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abav
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