Abishay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Abishay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Abishay (147) may also be a first name.
Abishay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abishay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abishay is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abishay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abishay live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Abishay is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 147 people.
Abishay is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Barring The DR Congo it is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Abishay
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