Abendu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abendu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abendu is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abendu.

How Common Is The Last Name Abendu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abendu is the 7,117,718th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abendu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Abendu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Abendu is most common in: Benue, where 80 percent live and Ekiti, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Abendu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abndu911/
Abiendou861/
Abindu831,061/
Abndou83110/
Ebendu8320/
Obendu835/
Abindau779/
Habindu776/
Obendus775/
Ebiendu774/
Abiondu774/
Abindou772/
A'Bindu772/
Ebendou771/
Gabndeu771/
Obiendu771/
Obendou771/
Avndu732/
Awndu731/
Abionddu714/
Obindu67375/
Owendu673/
Awindu672/
Ebindu671/
Obindou6220/
Gobindu6220/
Owenndu621/
Awindus621/
Hampindu575/
Haampindu531/
Owindu5011/
Obimdu501/

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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 Abendu
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