Abege Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Abege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 259 | 1:683,949 | 31,723 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Abege (1,104) may also be a first name.
Abege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abege is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abege? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abege is the 758,524th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Abege are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 240,121st most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 1,104 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria Abege is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 92 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
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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 Abege
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