Abiatu Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abiatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abiatu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
England11:55,718,059489,080

Abiatu (362) may also be a first name.

Abiatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abiatu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abiatu is the 1,701,480th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Abiatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Abiatu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 457,558th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 362 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 76 percent live, Rivers, where 12 percent live and Ekiti, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abiatou923/
Aibiatu921/
Habiatu921/
Abiatus921/
Habiatou863/
Obiatu8331/
Abiotu833/
Ebiatu832/
Aviatou778/
Abyatuha713/
Ebiotu67476/
Obiotu6718/
Ebyatu671/
Ebyatou622/
Houbeiyatou591/
Gaviotou572/
Ebeotu501/
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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 Abiatu
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