Abew Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Abew Surname Definition:

ABEW: Welsh, Ab Hugh, the son of Hugh.

Abew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abew (60) may also be a first name.

Abew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ABEW: Welsh, Ab Hugh, the son of Hugh.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Abew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻮ) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Abew live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abew is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 60 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abiew89494/
Abewe8977/
Ahbew8934/
Abeew891/
Abhew891/
Abeaw891/
Abgew890/
Habewe801/
Habhew801/
Abehwe801/
Abeb7558/
Ebew7516/
Abef753/
Abjw751/
Abiw751/
Abev751/
Habeewe731/
Habeb678,036/
Abiev672,969/
Abeeb672,248/
Abeev67416/
Abefe67382/
Aibeb67372/
Abeva67245/
Obewe6786/
Gabev6746/
Abife6712/
Abiwe6710/
Aibef676/
Habev676/
Ahbeb673/
Abeib673/
Abeef673/
Abhiw673/
Aybef672/
Gabiw671/
Hebew671/
Abheb671/
Abeiv671/
Eabef671/
Aubyw671/
Abeab671/
Abyow671/

Abew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺑﻮabw-

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Footnotes

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