Abiam Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Israel

Abiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Israel561:152,81515,997
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abiam (211) may also be a first name.

Abiam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abiam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 908,336th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Abiam is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Abiam live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 622,565th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 211 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon Abiam is most frequent in: East Region, where 97 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and Israel, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabiam912,689/
Aabiam9122/
Abiame915/
Abijam911/
Abiham911/
Aibiam911/
Abagiam8338/
Aaibiam837/
Abiaham832/
Aubiham831/
Abiaiem831/
Abajiam831/
Abian805,186/
Abeam80893/
Abiom80520/
Obiam8086/
Ebiam8039/
Aviam8013/
Abjam808/
Abyam808/
Ayuiam73533/
Abiang73471/
Aubian73438/
Gabian73383/
Habian73303/
Aabian7385/
Abijan7384/
Asbian7333/
Abayom7327/
Abiome7318/
Aviame738/
Abihan736/
Abjian734/
Abiane734/
Abaiom733/
Abioan732/
Aïbian731/
Abiomn731/
Abgian731/
Gabiom731/
Hobiam731/
Obiame731/
Abiand731/
Ebiham731/
Abhyam731/
Atbian731/
Gabijan67834/
Gabihan67620/
Abajian67614/
Habijan67524/
Abiasen67114/
Abayian6758/
Habiang6732/
Abagian6720/
Abojian6718/
Abaiyan679/
Obiamhe679/
Abianeh676/
Asbihan675/
Aubiang675/
Abiahun674/
Abiaoun672/
Abhijan672/
Aubiand671/
Eaubian671/
Gabjian671/
Haibian671/
Habjamc671/
Abegian671/
Habihan671/
Habjian671/
Abijaun671/
Obioham671/
Abiasin671/
Aunpiam671/
Ashbian671/
Abiagne671/
Abihang671/
Habiane671/
Hasbian671/

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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
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  • 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 Abiam
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