Abiwu Surname

183,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Abiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,2861:11,8201,565
England111:5,065,278148,650
Togo91:805,3086,372
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abiwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abiwu is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiwu? popularity and diffusion

Abiwu is the 183,651st most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,152,053 people. The surname Abiwu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abiwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Abiwu is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,286 people, or 1 in 11,820. Apart from Ghana Abiwu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Togo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abiewu91120/
Ajbiowu831/
Abibu806,638/
Abewu803/
Obiwu801/
Habibu73132,619/
Abibou733,184/
Abewou73735/
Abgewu732/
Aubibu732/
Abhibu732/
Abuibu732/
Abibuy731/
Abiwoo731/
Obeiwu731/
Obihwu731/
Obiewu731/
Obiwou731/
Ovaiwu731/
Abibui731/
Habibou6729,823/
Obhiowu6737/
Aabibou6731/
Ahbibou6724/
Abaibou6720/
Aboibou6711/
Haibibu6710/
Haabibu677/
Habibau675/
Abhaibu674/
Hhabibu672/
Abhibhu671/
Ajbajwu671/
Habhibu671/
Obiowou671/
Ebiwwou671/
Habuibu671/
Habaibu671/
Abeibou671/

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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 Abiwu
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