Abiama Surname
Approximately 627 people bear this surname
Abiama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 603 | 1:293,769 | 16,486 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Abiama (33) may also be a first name.
Abiama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abiama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abiama is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abiama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 519,402nd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abiama live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abiama is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 293,769. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 37 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 25 percent reside and Rivers, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Abiama occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiamah | 92 | 48 | / |
| Abijamad | 86 | 16 | / |
| Abihamad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aviama | 83 | 411 | / |
| Ebiama | 83 | 352 | / |
| Obiama | 83 | 80 | / |
| Abiamo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Abioma | 83 | 20 | / |
| Abiame | 83 | 5 | / |
| Awiama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abiamy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aviatma | 77 | 20 | / |
| Obijama | 77 | 17 | / |
| Abayoma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abjamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abiamet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabiamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abijoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avihama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owajiama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awaieama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aivehama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiammui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abijomaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abijouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obioma | 67 | 8,985 | / |
| Ebioma | 67 | 101 | / |
| Abiomo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Avioma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abiome | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ebiamo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Awjama | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aviame | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obiamo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abiomi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abijoumah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aveama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiame | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Abiama
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