Abigail Surname

113,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Abigail Surname Definition:

From Abinghall; a location name in Gloucestershire.

Abigail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Nigeria1,0791:164,17310,268
Indonesia4551:290,65825,966
Israel2781:30,7834,369
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
England1251:445,74429,621
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
India201:38,353,269431,471
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
China41:341,830,39216,990
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Abigaïl (2) are calculated separately.

Abigail (552,359) may also be a first name.

Abigail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Abinghall; a location name in Gloucestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Abigail Last Name Facts

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

Abigail (Arabic: أبيغايل, Marathi: अिबगैल, Oriya: ଆବିେଗଲ) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Abigaïl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abigail? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,753rd most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,792,313 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Abigail are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abigail is also the 1,806th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 552,359 people.

It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Not including Ghana Abigail exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Abigail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abigail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abigail last name expanded 1,308 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abigail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abigail last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Abigail last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abigail earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 61.32% less than the national average, earning $8,781,350 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning $41,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abigail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abigail in the Oriya language
ଆବିେଗଲabiegala50
ଅବିଗଲ୍abigal50
Abigail in the Marathi language
अिबगैलaibagaila33.33
अँबीगेलambigela16.67
अबीगेलabigela16.67
आबीगाईलabiga'ila11.11
अबीगीलabigila5.56
अबीगइलabiga'ila5.56
अबीगैलabigaila5.56
अबीगेलांसिसabigelansisa5.56
Abigail in the Arabic language
أبيغايلabyghayl-
ابيغايلabyghayl-
ابيجيلabyjyl-

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