Abelebe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abelebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abelebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Abelebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abelebe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abelebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Abelebe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Abelebe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abelebe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Abelebe is most frequent in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Borno, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Obelebe8683/
Abeleba8612/
Abelewe862/
Abilebe861/
Abelibet8013/
Abileebe802/
Ebeliebe801/
Abelaibe801/
Abeilebi801/
Awhelebhe751/
Abelewa7187/
Awelewe7117/
Abilewe717/
Abalobe715/
Abileve714/
Awelebi713/
Obelobe713/
Obelewe712/
Ebalebe711/
Abeliba711/
Abelabai6721/
Aveleeva672/
Abileeva672/
Eebelibe671/
Abilebit671/
Abelibit671/
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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 Abelebe
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