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
The surname Abava (Marathi: अबवा) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Abava is predominantly 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 prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 75 percent reside and Central, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Abava exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.
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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