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Where Does The Last Name Abe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Abe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺏ, Hindi: अबे, Marathi: आबे, Oriya: ଅେବ) occurs most in Japan. It can be found in the variant forms: Abé, Abè, Abê, Äbe or Ábé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Abe is the 856^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,827 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Abe are found; 89 percent are found in East Asia and 89 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 15,785^th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 60,357 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 547,601 people, or 1 in 233. In Japan Abe is most frequent in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 13 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 116 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.

Abe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Abe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abe surname expanded 4,587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Abe surname are 12.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,922 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.5% less than the national average, earning R 105,744 per year; in United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning $61,340 CAD per year.