Abelega Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Abelega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Abelega (13) may also be a first name.
Abelega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abelega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abelega is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abelega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Abelega is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Abelega live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abelega is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 1 percent live and Turkey, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abgelega | 93 | 2 | / |
| Obelega | 86 | 29 | / |
| Abelege | 86 | 9 | / |
| Abalega | 86 | 7 | / |
| Abelegi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Abolega | 86 | 3 | / |
| Awelega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abeliga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ebelega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abeallegah | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abehlegui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obelege | 71 | 21 | / |
| Abiliga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abalaga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Abologa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ebelaga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obelaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aboliga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obelego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aveliga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabiliga | 67 | 62 | / |
| Abalagha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obalegha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habiliga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abalagga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habaliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeligos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebolegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abolagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibologa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abelega
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis