Abiwu Surname
Approximately 2,312 people bear this surname
Abiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,286 | 1:11,820 | 1,565 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiewu | 91 | 120 | / |
| Ajbiowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abibu | 80 | 6,638 | / |
| Abewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habibu | 73 | 132,619 | / |
| Abibou | 73 | 3,184 | / |
| Abewou | 73 | 735 | / |
| Abgewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aubibu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abhibu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abuibu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abibuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abiwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obihwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abibui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habibou | 67 | 29,823 | / |
| Obhiowu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Aabibou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ahbibou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Abaibou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aboibou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Haibibu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Haabibu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Habibau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abhaibu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hhabibu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhibhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajbajwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habhibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebiwwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habuibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeibou | 67 | 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
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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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