Abma Surname

218,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Abma Surname User-submission:

The Abma surname means 'son of Ab', -ma being a popular suffix in the region of Fryslan, northern part of the Netherlands, to denote 'son of'.

Abma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2381:13,6412,012
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Canada2291:160,89816,247
Australia591:457,55435,515
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Abma (40) may also be a first name.

Abma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Abma surname means 'son of Ab', -ma being a popular suffix in the region of Fryslan, northern part of the Netherlands, to denote 'son of'.

- marijke

Abma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abma (Hindi: अबमा) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Abma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,907th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,897,083 people. The last name Abma occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Abma reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,238 people, or 1 in 13,641. In The Netherlands Abma is most common in: Friesland, where 45 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 9 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Abma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abma surname are 35.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Abma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.5% more than the national average, earning $51,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abmad8917/
Abmas8916/
Abmah893/
Habma893/
Abmaz892/
Abmaa891/
Gabma891/
Aubma891/
Eabma891/
Abmma891/
Haabma8065/
Habmad802/
Ahbmad801/
Abmaya801/
Habmea800/
Obma75196/
Awma7545/
Abmi756/
Abmo754/
Avma754/
Abme753/
Abmy752/
Ebma751/
Hobma67358/
Abmed67253/
Habmo67103/
Obmma6751/
Abmeh6724/
Abmer6710/
Hawma678/
Gabmo676/
Hebma675/
Gobma674/
Abmey673/
Auwma672/
Abmou672/
Gabmi672/
Avmaz671/
Gawma671/
Abmeu671/
Avmad671/
Avmma671/
Awmai671/
Obmah671/
Abmee671/
Habme671/
Habmi671/
Habmy671/
Haubmass670/

Abma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abma in the Hindi language
अबमाabama-

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