Ability Surname
Approximately 630 people bear this surname
Ability Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 597 | 1:296,722 | 16,613 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Ability (5,859) may also be a first name.
Ability Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ability Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ability has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ability? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 517,348th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The last name Ability is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ability are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 87,023rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,859 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 597 people, or 1 in 296,722. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 16 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent live and Benue, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 4 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbility | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hability | 93 | 0 | / |
| Ajbilityi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abilita | 86 | 7 | / |
| Abiliti | 86 | 3 | / |
| Abilety | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abelity | 86 | 1 | / |
| Habilita | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abelita | 71 | 1,346 | / |
| Abelite | 71 | 299 | / |
| Obilite | 71 | 80 | / |
| Abileta | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abilete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obiliti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abelitis | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gabelite | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abeleiter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Obilistti | 63 | 1 | / |
| Haibeletty | 59 | 1 | / |
| Obilete | 57 | 9 | / |
| Obileti | 57 | 7 | / |
| Avileti | 57 | 5 | / |
| Abelete | 57 | 4 | / |
| Abeleta | 57 | 2 | / |
| Avilete | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oubelety | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abelette | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gabelete | 53 | 1 | / |
| Habelete | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Ability
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis