Abelewa Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Abelewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
Abelewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abelewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abelewa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abelewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Abelewa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abelewa live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 81 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Oyo, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and Benin, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboelewa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abeleva | 86 | 130 | / |
| Abilewa | 86 | 83 | / |
| Ebelewa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Abelawa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Abeleba | 86 | 12 | / |
| Abalewa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Abelewe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obelewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abelewo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gabeleva | 80 | 55 | / |
| Habeleva | 80 | 21 | / |
| Abelhawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abilewah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebeleuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abalaewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aboelhawa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Abelyaeva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Abileva | 71 | 403 | / |
| Obilewa | 71 | 112 | / |
| Aveleva | 71 | 64 | / |
| Obalewa | 71 | 44 | / |
| Abolawa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Abelebe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Abilawa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Abalawa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abilewe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obelewe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abyleva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ebelewo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obelawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abelava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaliwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abelevo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abeliba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabileva | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gobeleva | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hobeleva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Habileva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abileeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aveleeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habyleva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeilebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abileiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abelaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haveleva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboleeva | 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 Abelewa
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