Abaw Surname

334,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abaw (96,444) may also be a first name.

Abaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abaw (Arabic: أبو) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 334,403rd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,601,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abaw are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abaw is also the 10,527th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 96,444 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 86,082. Without taking into account Egypt Abaw exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Abaw Last Name Statistics demography

Abaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abawe89117/
Abauw892/
Abhaw892/
Ahbaw892/
Abahw891/
Abaww891/
Abasw891/
Aubaw891/
Abgaw891/
Abeaw891/
Abaawe8012/
Gabgaw801/
Abaiwe801/
Abahaw801/
Gaybaw801/
Ashbaw800/
Abab751,575/
Abow75787/
Ebaw7520/
Abaf758/
Abav756/
Obaw751/
Abaiweh73186/
Abahawe731/
Habab673,118/
Obawe6787/
Abowa6782/
Abafe6781/
Abova6763/
Abaab6756/
Abowe6741/
Gabaf6711/
Aboow6711/
Abaiv6710/
Abaib678/
Abohw676/
Abaft675/
Aabab675/
Abhab674/
Abgow673/
Abhav673/
Abaif672/
Ababh672/
Aibow672/
Abaph671/
Abaub671/
Hobaw671/
Abouw671/
Habaf671/
Habow671/
Abeab671/

Abaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abaw in the Arabic language
أبوabw-

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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 Abaw
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