Abije Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Abije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 373 | 1:474,914 | 23,911 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Abije (53) may also be a first name.
Abije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abije is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abije? popularity and diffusion
Abije is the 761,666th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abije live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 53 people.
Abije is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 474,914. In Nigeria Abije is most prevalent in: Benue, where 36 percent reside, Cross River, where 16 percent reside and Kogi, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Abije
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