Abdesa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Abdesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Abdesa (24) may also be a first name.

Abdesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdesa is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdesa? popularity and diffusion

Abdesa is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Abdesa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abdesa is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Other than Ethiopia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdessa9211/
Abdesoa922/
Abdesha921/
Abdeshah8626/
Abdesaid863/
Abdessad861/
Abdoessa861/
Abdisa8320,158/
Abdasa8317/
Abdessaud8016/
Abdessaid806/
Abdessaad801/
Abdissa7724,206/
Abdesho778/
Abdisha776/
Abdeshi775/
Abdeeso773/
Abdassa772/
Abdasha772/
Abdisaa771/
Abdesse771/
Abdejos771/
Abdecha771/
Abdeija771/
Abdisat771/
Abdisas771/
Abdesher7142/
Abdisait7115/
Abdejaud718/
Abdoshah713/
Abdysait711/
Abdeisid711/
Abdeshoo711/
Abdisaid711/
Abdeasis711/
Abdesiet711/
Abdiesio711/
Avdhesha711/
Abdissad711/
Abdija67539/
Abdaza6711/
Abdiza679/
Abdoza674/
Abdeasser671/
Abdisaaid671/
Abdise671/
Abdahshah671/
Abdece671/

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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 Abdesa
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