Abebe Surname

653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Abebe Surname User-submission:

Abebe is an Ethiopian surname meaning 'flower blooming' or 'blossoming'.

Abebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia825,5011:1184
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
United States2,0111:180,23818,024
Nigeria1,3421:131,9998,567
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada2071:177,99817,780
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1321:422,10728,563
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Israel1161:73,7739,034
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Sweden931:105,8797,628
Germany841:958,39866,883
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Norway331:155,82719,235
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Kenya311:1,489,67435,719
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland91:610,74534,002
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ireland71:672,70615,999
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
France51:13,284,544357,392
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Wales41:773,63329,106
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Abebé (1) are calculated separately.

Abebe (816,766) may also be a first name.

Abebe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abebe is an Ethiopian surname meaning 'flower blooming' or 'blossoming'.

- ruthabebe

Abebe is an Amharic surname, meaning 'he has bloomed'.

- yedagoat

Abebe Last Name Facts

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

Abebe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺐ, Russian: Абебе) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Abebé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abebe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 653rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,745 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abebe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abebe is also the 1,146th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 816,766 people.

The last name Abebe is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 825,501 people, or 1 in 118. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Abebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Abebe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 50,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abebe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abebe surname are 43.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Abebe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.28% less than the national average, earning 241,287 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.71% less than the national average, earning R 60,108 per year; in United States they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $41,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning $40,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abebé931/
Habebe913,887/
Abeebe91170/
Abeabe9184/
Abebie9129/
Abebeh9122/
Gabebe9120/
Abebea9116/
Abebeu9116/
Abiebe917/
Abaebe915/
Abeibe914/
Aebebe914/
Abebei912/
Abebes911/
Abebet911/
Abeber910/
Abebech83368,809/
Abiebie8318/
Habeebe8312/
Abebesh834/
Habebea834/
Abeebie832/
Habebee832/
Abeibei832/
Habeibe831/
Abhebhe831/
Habebeh831/
Abebedh831/
Habebei831/
Habebey831/
Abeba80221,945/
Ebebe803,350/
Obebe803,196/
Avebe80638/
Abebi80304/
Abibe80242/
Abewe8077/
Awebe8027/
Abobe8026/
Abeby8015/
Abeve801/
Habiebie7798/
Abebetch779/
Habeebeh773/
Habeebee772/
Ahabebee771/
Abeebech771/
Abebeech771/
Habeba736,440/
Habibe734,528/
Habeby733,419/
Abibes73549/
Abeeva73330/
Obiebe73305/
Abiber73274/
Habebi73193/
Abieba73175/
Obebeh7396/
Abeabi7334/
Aabobe7334/
Abeeba7324/
Ampebe7318/
Abiebi7314/
Ahuebe7312/
Abeiba7310/
Abebio738/
Gabybe738/
Abgebi737/
Avebee736/
Abiobe735/
Ebiebe735/
Abaebi735/
Abeevi734/
Abeebi734/
Abever734/
Obeibe734/
Obeube734/
Abeyue734/
Abebay734/
Abibea733/
Avebes732/
Oibebe732/
Abibet732/
Ahwebe732/
Obebie732/
Abiewe732/
Habewe731/
Awebie731/
Oobebe731/
Eebebe731/
Obeebe731/
Abevea731/
Abeeve731/
Abaibe731/
Oubebe731/
Gabibe731/
Abeweh731/
Abeyba731/
Avebey731/
Awebei731/
Ojbebe731/
Habobe731/
Hawebe731/
Ebhebe731/
Gawebe731/
Abeboa731/
Aabeba731/
Oybebe731/
Abehwe731/
Habeeba672,873/
Habibes67740/
Habibeh67611/
Habeebi67110/
Obiebie6725/
Abeweit6718/
Habeibi6713/
Habeeva6713/
Habeeby679/
Habieba679/
Habiber676/
Ehbeibe675/
Habeevi674/
Habibee674/
Gabhibe672/
Habeiba672/
Habebay672/
Aebeabi672/
Habever671/
Habeybi671/
Abeebii671/
Abevetz671/
Habeewe671/
Abewiey671/
O'Beebe671/
Ebiebeh671/
Habiebi671/
Aouebed671/
Abebich671/
Abobeih671/
Habieby671/
Habibey671/
Abeever670/

Abebe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺐbb83.33
ﺍﺑﺐabb16.67
Abebe in the Russian language
Абебеabebe-

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