Abban Surname

20,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Abban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana24,9381:1,084174
Nigeria3101:571,42827,680
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
England1711:325,83724,140
Turkey1161:670,87434,848
Philippines891:1,137,50891,778
India501:15,341,308250,737
Liberia451:97,9677,863
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Abban (941) may also be a first name.

Abban Last Name Facts

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

Abban (Hindi: अब्बन, Marathi: बन, Russian: Аббан) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abban? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,935th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 279,581 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abban live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 263,438th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 941 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 24,938 people, or 1 in 1,084. Barring Ghana this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Abban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abban has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Abban last name increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Abban last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Abban last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Abban earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,847 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbane912,022/
Abbang911,136/
Habban91514/
Gabban91118/
Abband9162/
Abbain9143/
Abbaan912/
Abbann912/
Abbasn911/
Aabban911/
Habbane83603/
Asbbane83205/
Abbasin8371/
Abbaand8338/
Abbasen833/
Abbahan832/
Abbanth831/
Abbaind831/
Abbatin831/
Abhbhan831/
Habbang831/
Gabbaan831/
Abuan8013,742/
Abbam804,657/
Abbon8026/
Abwan8024/
Ebban8010/
Abvan803/
Obban801/
Avban801/
Awban801/
Ahabbane77205/
Abbassen7789/
Abbasing771/
Abbaseen771/
Abbasien771/
Abbassin771/
Gobban733,507/
Gabuan73538/
Hobban73197/
Abboun7360/
Abuang7349/
Abbond7343/
Abbong7321/
Habwan7315/
Abwuan7311/
Abwaan739/
Habuan739/
Gabbon735/
Asbuan734/
Abuane733/
Abbaum732/
Hebban732/
Abvane731/
Obband731/
Eabwan731/
Habbam731/
Habbon731/
Abbaam731/
Abvaun731/
Abboon731/
Uobban731/
Abwain731/
Gavban731/
Abuant730/
Habbassen711/
Houbban67468/
Abboune67220/
Abuasin6733/
Hasbuan6731/
Habvane6721/
Abbound6717/
Haibuan6713/
Abuaina6713/
Hobbane675/
Habboun675/
Abuhand674/
Abuhank672/
Abuhane672/
Abbotin672/
Abboten672/
Aubboon671/
Aabvane671/
Abuatin671/
Eabbeyn671/
Obbatin671/
Ousbban671/
Habwain671/
Haibbon671/
Gabuann671/
Abuajne671/

Abban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abban in the Marathi language
बनbana73.91
बानbana17.39
आबानabana4.35
अबनabana4.35
Abban in the Hindi language
अब्बनabbana66.49
अब़्बनababana28.35
अब्बानabbana5.15
Abban in the Russian language
Аббанabban-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abban
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