Abelewa Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Abelewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abelewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin111:939,60046,216

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboelewa931/
Abeleva86130/
Abilewa8683/
Ebelewa8627/
Abelawa8618/
Abeleba8612/
Abalewa868/
Abelewe862/
Obelewa861/
Abelewo861/
Gabeleva8055/
Habeleva8021/
Abelhawa801/
Abilewah801/
Ebeleuwa801/
Abalaewa801/
Aboelhawa7511/
Abelyaeva755/
Abileva71403/
Obilewa71112/
Aveleva7164/
Obalewa7144/
Abolawa7126/
Abelebe7119/
Abilawa7112/
Abalawa719/
Abilewe717/
Obelewe712/
Abyleva712/
Ebelewo711/
Obelawa711/
Abelava711/
Abaliwa711/
Abelevo711/
Abeliba711/
Gabileva6727/
Gobeleva6727/
Hobeleva678/
Habileva677/
Abileeva672/
Aveleeva672/
Habyleva671/
Abeilebi671/
Abileiva671/
Abelaibe671/
Haveleva671/
Aboleeva671/

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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 Abelewa
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