Abemi Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abemi (20) may also be a first name.

Abemi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abemi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abemi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abemi.

How Common Is The Last Name Abemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Abemi reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Abemi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Abemi is most common in: Kaduna, where 54 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Ogun, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abemie914/
Abemih912/
Abemmi911/
Aboemei8331/
Aybeami833/
Abesmis832/
Abhaemi831/
Abeme806,151/
Abomi80525/
Abema80302/
Abami80251/
Abimi8021/
Ebemi804/
Abemy802/
Awemi801/
Obemi801/
Gajbeemi771/
Obemio73451/
Abomhi73122/
Ebiemi73115/
Avemai7362/
Abaeme7324/
Aweami7324/
Abieme7323/
Abamai7312/
Abyomi7312/
Abemma7311/
Abomyi7310/
Gabeme739/
Abeema738/
Abhami737/
Abomoi736/
Habami735/
Abomai734/
Abeima734/
Abimis733/
Ebeimi733/
Abemoj733/
Abaimi733/
Asuemi732/
Abaymi732/
Aboeme732/
Abiomi732/
Abimai732/
Awemih731/
Aboymi731/
Ebemai731/
Abuymi731/
Abeyme731/
Aybimi731/
Obaemi731/
Obeimi731/
Obeymi731/
Obeïmi731/
Aboemy731/
Abemeh731/
Ampemi731/
Ayvemi731/
Habimi731/
Abamui731/
Obiemi731/
Abomie731/
Eboemi731/
Awemyi731/
Aebomi731/
Gawemi731/
Habema731/
Abamie731/
Abamoi731/
Abeime731/
Abemet731/
Gaibhemai711/
Obhiemi6723/
Ebiemie6715/
Awemgoi675/
Aubieme675/
Abhaimi674/
Abitmit674/
Abiemeh671/
Aboymei671/
Abeimey671/
Ahbemey671/
Aiwemei671/
Aivemai671/
Ebehemi671/
Awoeymi671/

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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 Abemi
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