Abbam Surname

101,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Abbam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abbam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,1861:8,4811,157
Nigeria1,4121:125,4558,224
England261:2,143,00282,017
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Abbam (32) may also be a first name.

Abbam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abbam (Hindi: अब्बाम, Marathi: बाम) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abbam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abbam is the 101,360th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,564,858 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abbam are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,186 people, or 1 in 8,481. Barring Ghana Abbam occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Abbam Last Name Statistics demography

Abbam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Habbam911/
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Abban8026,066/
Abuam8086/
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Abbane732,022/
Abbang731,136/
Habban73514/
Gabban73118/
Abband7362/
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Abbaan732/
Abbann732/
Abuame732/
Aabban731/
Habuam731/
Abbhom731/
Abbasn731/
Awbamh731/
Habbane67603/
Asbbane67205/
Abbasin6771/
Abbaand6738/
Abouham6710/
Abbasen673/
Abbahan672/
Abbaind671/
Abbatin671/
Abhbhan671/
Habbang671/
Gabbaan671/
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Abbam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abbam in the Hindi language
अब्बामabbama-
Abbam in the Marathi language
बामbama50
बमbama50

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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 Abbam
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