Abawu Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Abawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
Abawu (57) may also be a first name.
Abawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abawu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,032,007th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Abawu are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 57 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 45 percent live, Nasarawa, where 21 percent live and Borno, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 42 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aybawu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Abhawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ajbajwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ababu | 80 | 24,962 | / |
| Abavu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Abowu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Obawu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Abewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ebawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ababou | 73 | 7,189 | / |
| Gabavu | 73 | 95 | / |
| Hababu | 73 | 31 | / |
| Obaewu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Abaabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aibowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abowou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebeawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ababau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abhabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aababu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hababou | 67 | 403 | / |
| Obahawu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Abaibou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aababou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abhaibu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aijbowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuowuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis