Abegan Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1371:151,59916,647
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abegan (10) may also be a first name.

Abegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abegan occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abegan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Abegan live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 10 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 151,599. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 82 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 34 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abegane922/
Abegang921/
Abeigang8665/
Abigan83839/
Abagan83160/
Abogan83156/
Abegam8380/
Abegon8359/
Awegan837/
Abegón833/
Avegan833/
Gavegan7763/
Abegoun7741/
Abeigon7728/
Aibegam7716/
Habegam7711/
Abagain777/
Abigane776/
Abaigan774/
Abeigón773/
Abegham773/
Gabigan773/
Abogaan772/
Habigan772/
Abigain772/
Abhagan772/
Aboygan771/
Aabegam771/
Abaygan771/
Aybogan771/
Abegong771/
O'Began770/
Habigand7189/
Ajbaghan711/
Aibegham711/
Abagon671,764/
Abegão6789/
Abigon6781/
Obagan6755/
Awegam6746/
Abogon6745/
Avegam6726/
Avigan6723/
Obegon6721/
Awigan6719/
Ebogan6716/
Obogan6716/
Obegam677/
Abigam673/
Avegon672/
Habhaghan671/
Obigan671/
Abuingain671/

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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 Abegan
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