Abekane Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda881:443,62826,657
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Abekane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abekane is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abekane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Abekane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abekane are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Zombo District, where 44 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 28 percent reside and Masindi District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Abekane
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