Abijah Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Abijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 449 | 1:394,527 | 20,761 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Abijah (5,285) may also be a first name.
Abijah Demographics
Average Abijah Salary in
United States
$41,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abijah (Marathi: अिबजाह) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abijah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 559,940th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. Abijah occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Abijah live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abijah is also the 92,928th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 5,285 people.
Abijah is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 394,527. In Nigeria Abijah is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 51 percent reside, Kogi, where 9 percent reside and Cross River, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Abijah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Abijah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abijah surname grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abijah Last Name Statistics demography
Abijah earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abijah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abijah in the Marathi language | ||
| अिबजाह | aibajaha | - |
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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 Abijah
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