Abem Surname
Approximately 3,177 people bear this surname
Abem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 806 | 1:25,768 | 3,513 |
| Burkina Faso | 660 | 1:27,806 | 1,656 |
| India | 653 | 1:1,174,679 | 47,438 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 439 | 1:403,514 | 21,145 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abem (392) may also be a first name.
Abem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abem (Hindi: आबेम, Russian: Абем) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abem is the 140,486th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,293,845 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Abem reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 436,979th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 392 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 25,768. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 66 percent live, South Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Cameroon Abem occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeme | 89 | 6,151 | / |
| Abiem | 89 | 964 | / |
| Abeam | 89 | 893 | / |
| Gabem | 89 | 47 | / |
| Abeim | 89 | 6 | / |
| Abhem | 89 | 5 | / |
| Abeem | 89 | 5 | / |
| Abgem | 89 | 4 | / |
| Habem | 89 | 0 | / |
| Abehem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aebiem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eabeim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abeyme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habeem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abeime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aben | 75 | 7,455 | / |
| Ebem | 75 | 1,869 | / |
| Abne | 75 | 1,517 | / |
| Obem | 75 | 599 | / |
| Abim | 75 | 264 | / |
| Avem | 75 | 29 | / |
| Awem | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hausbem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaheem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeng | 67 | 16,385 | / |
| Abien | 67 | 16,096 | / |
| Ampem | 67 | 3,244 | / |
| Abend | 67 | 2,788 | / |
| Haben | 67 | 2,359 | / |
| Ebiem | 67 | 867 | / |
| Aboim | 67 | 674 | / |
| Gaben | 67 | 669 | / |
| Abiom | 67 | 520 | / |
| Ayuem | 67 | 415 | / |
| Asuem | 67 | 278 | / |
| Obiem | 67 | 243 | / |
| Ebhem | 67 | 198 | / |
| Aiben | 67 | 170 | / |
| Abeen | 67 | 166 | / |
| Aouem | 67 | 164 | / |
| Asben | 67 | 147 | / |
| Abent | 67 | 136 | / |
| Obeme | 67 | 84 | / |
| Aubim | 67 | 74 | / |
| Abime | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gabim | 67 | 55 | / |
| Abuen | 67 | 49 | / |
| Abaim | 67 | 44 | / |
| Auben | 67 | 32 | / |
| Aboen | 67 | 30 | / |
| Habim | 67 | 27 | / |
| Aweme | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aaben | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abhim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ahwem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gavem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hebem | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awuem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayben | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ebeem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awiem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aveme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obemg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Havem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abuim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebeim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aweem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abeun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aveem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahben | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awemh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awesm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajbheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aubne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeymova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abehn | 67 | 0 | / |
Abem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abem in the Hindi language | ||
| आबेम | abema | - |
| Abem in the Russian language | ||
| Абем | abem | - |
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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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- 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 Abem
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