Abk Surname

297,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Abk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,0531:72,9187,593
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Algeria211:1,839,59843,473
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abk (289) may also be a first name.

Abk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abk (Russian: Абк) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abk is the 297,484th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. The surname Abk is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Abk reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 519,842nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 289 people.

The surname Abk is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 72,918. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Semnan Province, where 14 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abke86621/
Aybk86125/
Habk86123/
Abkh8621/
Aabk862/
Abgk862/
Asbk862/
Eabk861/
Gabk861/
Abkk861/
Abkx861/
Abqk861/
Abhk861/
Aibk861/
Habke75262/
Aubke75109/
Asbæk7550/
Habæk7515/
Abksh7513/
Abkhe753/
Eabck751/
Aebkk751/
Abc675,946/
Abg67370/
Apk6737/
Abkhsh6715/
Obk6714/
Ebk6712/
Abq6712/
Habquk677/
Abkova674/
Abx673/

Abk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abk in the Russian language
Абкabk-

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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 Abk
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