Abiib Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Abiib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abiib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland4631:7,560528
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Abiib (357) may also be a first name.

Abiib Last Name Facts

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

Abiib is most common in Somaliland. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiib? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,796th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abiib are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 461,021st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 357 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Somaliland, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 7,560. Aside from Somaliland Abiib exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 45 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habiib91575/
Abijaib832/
Abieb804/
Habieb731,039/
Abiesb739/
Abiiev731/
Abihiev6717/
Habiheb676/
Abujieb674/
Habieeb672/

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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
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  • 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 Abiib
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