Abawa Surname
Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname
Abawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Nigeria | 1,164 | 1:152,184 | 9,633 |
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Abawa (9,026) may also be a first name.
Abawa Demographics
Abawa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Abawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻮ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 130,248th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,097,739 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abawa are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abawa is also the 65,571st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 9,026 people.
This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Abawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Abawa last name is principally Christian (85%) in Nigeria.
Abawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻮ | abw | 28.57 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻭ | abaw | 28.57 |
| ﺁﺑﻮﺍ | abwa | 14.29 |
| ﺁﺑﺎﻭ | abaw | 14.29 |
| ﺃﺑﻮ | abw | 14.29 |
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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 Abawa
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