Abbawa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Abbawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Abbawa (30) may also be a first name.
Abbawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abbawa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Abbawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abbawa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abbawa is also the 1,911,214th most common forename on earth It is held by 30 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habbawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abbawas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abbawaya | 86 | 9 | / |
| Abbaba | 83 | 138 | / |
| Abbewa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Abbawi | 83 | 35 | / |
| Abbawy | 83 | 5 | / |
| Abbawo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Abbava | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abbawe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Habbaba | 77 | 63 | / |
| Habbawi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Abbaeva | 77 | 14 | / |
| Habbewa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abbabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abbavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abbavas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abbaibah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abbabe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ebbewa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abbavi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haybbaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abvoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbabo | 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 Abbawa
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