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

Abew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻮ) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abew? popularity and diffusion

Abew is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Abew occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Abew reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abew is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 60 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

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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