Abiu Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Abiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Abiú (2) are calculated separately.

Abiu (447) may also be a first name.

Abiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abiu (Hindi: आबिउ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Abiú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,231,034th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Abiu reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 405,268th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 447 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Abiu is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 21 percent live, Gombe, where 19 percent live and Zamfara, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abiú922/
Abiud891,140/
Abiou89128/
Abiju8996/
Habiu8961/
Abius8957/
Abihu8941/
Abiua898/
Abieu898/
Aboiu898/
Abiut895/
Aabiu893/
Asbiu892/
Gabiu891/
Abiue891/
Abagiu80992/
Abioui80479/
Abihud80196/
Abiahu80138/
Gabiou8061/
Haboiu8040/
Abiaou8028/
Abijou8027/
Habihu8020/
Hasbiu8013/
Habiua809/
Abhiou804/
Abihut803/
Abihou802/
Habius802/
Eabiou801/
Abieyu801/
Abieou801/
Eabius801/
Abhiju801/
Haibiu801/
Abiehu801/
Gabiuh801/
Ebiu75214/
Aviu7557/
Abyu7530/
Awiu7518/
Obiu754/
Abió752/
Abijaud7310/
Hasbiju731/
Abuiush731/
Abeijou731/
Abeihou731/
Abaijou731/
Haiboiu731/
Haboiui731/
Habioyu731/
Abihoud731/
Abeyu673,223/
Ebiju67217/
Ebieu67165/
Abeju67142/
Abuju67140/
Aubijoux67119/
Abuyu6798/
Abeou6767/
Avihu6761/
Aboju6739/
Ampiu6724/
Aviou6717/
Ajwiu6715/
Obihu6711/
Abeau6710/
Hawiu678/
Abjus677/
Abyou677/
Aviua676/
Abyua676/
Abjou675/
Abehu675/
Obiju674/
Gabyu674/
Aboyu673/
Obius672/
Obiua672/
Habyu672/
Aviju672/
Abyut671/
Gaviu671/
Ebeiu671/
Haviu671/
Abhuihou671/
Avieu671/
Avius671/
Abjud671/
Obiuh671/

Abiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abiu in the Hindi language
आबिउabi'u-

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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 Abiu
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