Abava Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Abava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Abava (16) may also be a first name.
Abava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abava (Marathi: अबवा) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Abava click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abava? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abava is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Abava reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Abava is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 75 percent live and Central, where 25 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abava in the Marathi language | ||
| अबवा | abava | 60 |
| आबवा | abava | 20 |
| आबावा | abava | 10 |
| अबावा | abava | 10 |
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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 Abava
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