Abenan Surname

60,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Abenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8,2521:2,796278
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Abenan (33,606) may also be a first name.

Abenan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abenan is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abenan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,916th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 882,269 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Abenan reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abenan is also the 25,507th most common first name in the world, borne by 33,606 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 8,252 people, or 1 in 2,796. In The Ivory Coast Abenan is primarily concentrated in: Zanzan District, where 73 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 9 percent live and Comoé District, where 9 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabenan9264/
Abeenan924/
Abengan923/
Abenang921/
Abenain921/
Abinan83608/
Abanan83147/
Abenon83147/
Abenam8356/
Abonan8333/
Obenan831/
Ebenan830/
Avenant771,335/
Abionan77134/
Abenaim77105/
Abingan7740/
Ebenhan7737/
Aweenan7730/
Habonan7723/
Avenand7716/
Awenang776/
Abinand775/
Ampenan774/
Abinang774/
Abenham772/
Habinan771/
Abanain771/
Hebenan771/
Abhinan771/
Habanan771/
Abeinon771/
Aabanan771/
Abuynan771/
Oubenan771/
Abegnon771/
Gavenan770/
Obeanan770/
Ebenann770/
Abenhausen7527/
Ahbeynhane752/
Abenhaim71209/
Gabingan7140/
Abhinand7133/
Ebenhahn7132/
Habanaan717/
Abanaunh714/
Abhignan712/
Havenann712/
Habanain712/
Gawengan712/
Abhijnan711/
Havenang711/
Gabaynan711/
Aibignan711/
Abaynaan711/
Abenaaim711/
Abenasim711/
Obenhain710/
Abenhein710/
Havenhand67553/
Avenon67307/
Abeñon67225/
Abonon67143/
Obonan67115/
Obanan67113/
Abanon6794/
Awenon6765/
Abinon6760/
Obinan676/
Abinam675/
Awinan674/
Ebanan673/
Abhijnhan673/
Avinan672/
Awenam672/
Abhinandh671/
Ebonan671/
Abuingain671/
Ahybignan671/
Abénon671/

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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 Abenan
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