Abegail Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Barbados

Abegail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abegail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abegail (36,425) may also be a first name.

Abegail Last Name Facts

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

Abegail is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abegail? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Abegail is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Abegail live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abegail is also the 23,972nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 36,425 people.

Abegail is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Abegail is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent live, Bayelsa, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Abegail exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abiegail932/
Abegaile931/
Abegal921/
Abigail864,066/
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Aabigail802/
Habigail802/
Abagaiil801/
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Abiegeal801/
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Abigal7766/
Abogal7725/
Abagal7713/
Abegle771/
Abegalova751/
Abigaille751/
Abigael711,409/
Abigeal71186/
Abegele7174/
Abigale7112/
Avigail7112/
Abigaël719/
Ebigail716/
Abigile714/
Abigayl713/
Abigaïl712/
Aboghal711/
Abigall711/
Obigail711/
Abaigal711/
Habagal711/
Aabagal711/
Abygaël711/
Abigayel674/
Avigayil673/
Abhigael671/
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Abeguele671/
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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
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  • 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 Abegail
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