Abbem Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abbem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abbem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Abbem Last Name Facts

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

Abbem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Abbem live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Abbem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 60 percent live and Kogi, where 40 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent live and Ghana, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbiem914/
Abben80225/
Abuem8012/
Ebbem801/
Habben731,819/
Abouem731,348/
Abueme731,031/
Abbeng7320/
Abwiem734/
Gabben733/
Abuhem731/
Abbeen731/
Habbim731/
Abbend731/
Aboueme67476/
Abbn671/
Gaibben670/
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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 Abbem
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