Abewa Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1831:22,3761,977
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India391:19,668,343291,059
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Abewa (20) may also be a first name.

Abewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abewa? popularity and diffusion

Abewa is the 935,326th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Abewa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Abewa is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 22,376. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 21 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abewah9138/
Abewua919/
Abejwa919/
Abiewa914/
Abaewa913/
Abewwa911/
Abeswa911/
Abeuwa911/
Abewoa911/
Habaewa831/
Abeba80221,945/
Abawa803,474/
Abeva80245/
Ebewa80161/
Obewa80149/
Abiwa8084/
Abewe8077/
Abewo8048/
Avewa804/
Abewi801/
Abewy801/
Abjwa801/
Abaeva7313,578/
Habeba736,440/
Abieva734,133/
Abewou73735/
Abeeva73330/
Aboeva73298/
Abawua7391/
Abeabe7384/
Abawah7362/
Gabeva7345/
Abeabi7334/
Abejua7325/
Abeeba7324/
Abowha7319/
Abebea7316/
Abowai7313/
Abeiba7310/
Obiewa7310/
Habeva739/
Abevas739/
Abewot739/
Aboway738/
Abiwua737/
Ebeïwa736/
Abewyi735/
Abaawa734/
Obeswa734/
Abebay734/
Abaway733/
Abeuva733/
Abibea733/
Abajwa733/
Abavea732/
Abawai732/
Aboewo732/
Abesua732/
Abiewe732/
Oubewa731/
Abowah731/
Habewe731/
Obewah731/
Abevah731/
Abevea731/
Obaewa731/
Habawa731/
Ampewa731/
Abawaj731/
Abeuwo731/
Abeweh731/
Abeyba731/
Abiwai731/
Obeywa731/
Ebeuwa731/
Abebau731/
Aabeba731/
Abehwe731/
Habeeba672,873/
Gabeeva67330/
Habieva6722/
Abeweit6718/
Habeeva6713/
Habaeva6711/
Aybaeva6710/
Aubaeva674/
Habebea674/
Aibaeva673/
Aubieva672/
Habeiba672/
Habebay672/
Aybieva671/
Habeewe671/
Obeawaa671/
Abewiey671/
Avewuah671/
Haibawa671/
Abahawa671/
Abeyuah671/
Eabowea671/
Obeuwau671/
Aveawua671/
Ahabawa671/
Haubeva671/
Haboeva671/

Abewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮabw30.23
ﺁﺑﻮﻩabwh25.58
ﺁﺑﻮabw18.6
ﺍﺑﻮﺍabwa9.3
ﺃﺑﻮabw9.3
ﺁﺑﻮﺍabwa4.65
ﺍﺑﻮﻩabwh2.33

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