Abiaw Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Abiaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abiaw 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
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Abiaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abiaw occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abiaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,280th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abiaw live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Abiaw is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

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
Abijaw9114/
Abiawe9111/
Abihaw912/
Abiab8076/
Abiaf8022/
Abeaw801/
Abiabowa771/
Ampiaw733,294/
Abiaft7330/
Habiab7330/
Obiawe737/
Abihab734/
Abayow732/
Aabiav731/
Abiowe731/
Atbiow731/
Abihafs67204/
Abujiab679/
Habihab674/
Abijaib672/
Abihova671/
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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 Abiaw
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