Abem Surname

140,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8061:25,7683,513
Burkina Faso6601:27,8061,656
India6531:1,174,67947,438
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Nigeria4391:403,51421,145
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abeme896,151/
Abiem89964/
Abeam89893/
Gabem8947/
Abeim896/
Abhem895/
Abeem895/
Abgem894/
Habem890/
Abehem805/
Aebiem804/
Eabeim801/
Abeyme801/
Habeem801/
Abeime801/
Aben757,455/
Ebem751,869/
Abne751,517/
Obem75599/
Abim75264/
Avem7529/
Awem7512/
Hausbem731/
Abaheem731/
Abeng6716,385/
Abien6716,096/
Ampem673,244/
Abend672,788/
Haben672,359/
Ebiem67867/
Aboim67674/
Gaben67669/
Abiom67520/
Ayuem67415/
Asuem67278/
Obiem67243/
Ebhem67198/
Aiben67170/
Abeen67166/
Aouem67164/
Asben67147/
Abent67136/
Obeme6784/
Aubim6774/
Abime6772/
Gabim6755/
Abuen6749/
Abaim6744/
Auben6732/
Aboen6730/
Habim6727/
Aweme6723/
Aaben6714/
Abhim6713/
Ahwem6713/
Gavem6711/
Hebem6710/
Awuem676/
Ayben676/
Ebeem676/
Awiem676/
Aveme675/
Obemg675/
Havem675/
Abuim674/
Ebeim673/
Aweem673/
Habne673/
Abeun673/
Aveem672/
Ahben672/
Awemh672/
Awesm671/
Hobem671/
Hawem671/
Abhne671/
Gajbheem671/
Aubne671/
Abenn671/
Abeymova671/
Gobem671/
Abehn670/

Abem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abem in the Hindi language
आबेमabema-
Abem in the Russian language
Абемabem-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abem
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