Abelah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Abelah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Abelah (17) may also be a first name.
Abelah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abelah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abelah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻼﻩ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abelah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Abelah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abelah live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Abelah is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name Abelah is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Abelah is most prevalent in: Brakna Region, where 33 percent live, Inchiri Region, where 33 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent live. Aside from Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abelah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abelah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻼﻩ | ablah | - |
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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 Abelah
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