Abebe Surname
Approximately 833,351 people bear this surname
Abebe Surname User-submission:
Abebe is an Ethiopian surname meaning 'flower blooming' or 'blossoming'.
Abebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 825,501 | 1:118 | 4 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| United States | 2,011 | 1:180,238 | 18,024 |
| Nigeria | 1,342 | 1:131,999 | 8,567 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Canada | 207 | 1:177,998 | 17,780 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| United Arab Emirates | 119 | 1:76,994 | 7,015 |
| Israel | 116 | 1:73,773 | 9,034 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| Germany | 84 | 1:958,398 | 66,883 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Kenya | 31 | 1:1,489,674 | 35,719 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1:672,706 | 15,999 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Abebé (1) are calculated separately.
Abebe (816,766) may also be a first name.
Abebe Surname Meaning
Abebe Demographics
Average Male Abebe Height
173.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Abebe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺐ | bb | 83.33 |
| ﺍﺑﺐ | abb | 16.67 |
| Abebe in the Russian language | ||
| Абебе | abebe | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Abebe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis