Abelu Surname
Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname
Abelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Uganda | 209 | 1:186,791 | 15,356 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Abelu (187) may also be a first name.
Abelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abelu (Marathi: अबेलु) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Abelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 248,216th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,551,871 people. The last name Abelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abelu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 665,130th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 187 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Without taking into account Ethiopia Abelu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Abelu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Abelu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Abelu surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abelu in the Marathi language | ||
| अबेलु | abelu | - |
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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 Abelu
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