Abbeka Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Abbeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Abbeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abbeka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻚ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abbeka is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Abbeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abbeka live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 86 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Mauritania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbekka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Abbaka | 83 | 89 | / |
| Ebbeka | 83 | 33 | / |
| Abbeke | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obbeka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abbeki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abbakau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Abbakai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Abbeker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abbakka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abbakay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebbecka | 77 | 0 | / |
| Abbetke | 77 | 0 | / |
| Habbecke | 71 | 23 | / |
| Abbakhah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abbaco | 67 | 95 | / |
| Abbako | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ebbaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obboka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abboca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abveko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbeche | 62 | 1,011 | / |
| Gobbika | 62 | 8 | / |
| Abbiche | 62 | 7 | / |
| Abbacco | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abbokoi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obbecke | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abbechi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abbèche | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ebbekou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obbakka | 62 | 1 | / |
| Habbiche | 57 | 1,160 | / |
| Habbeche | 57 | 645 | / |
| Habbechi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Habbaichi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Habbaiche | 53 | 1 | / |
| Obboko | 50 | 8 | / |
| Abbico | 50 | 0 | / |
Abbeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺑﻚ | abk | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺑﻚ | abk | 33.33 |
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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 Abbeka
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