Abias Surname
Approximately 3,896 people bear this surname
Abias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2,761 | 1:9,775 | 1,207 |
| Philippines | 626 | 1:161,722 | 26,621 |
| Tanzania | 444 | 1:119,238 | 11,388 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Abias (11,509) may also be a first name.
Abias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abias Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abias is found in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abias? popularity and diffusion
Abias is the 118,051st most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,870,520 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Abias live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Abias is also the 55,748th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 11,509 people.
The last name Abias is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 2,761 people, or 1 in 9,775. Apart from Angola this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Abias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abias surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Abias
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