Abolafia Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Israel

Abolafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abolafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3101:150,81311,148
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Israel2241:38,2045,249
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Abolafia Last Name Facts

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

Abolafia has its highest incidence in Spain. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abolafia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abolafia is the 415,025th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Abolafia are found; 37 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 150,813. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 67 percent reside, Catalonia, where 18 percent reside and Madrid, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Spain Abolafia occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Israel, where 27 percent reside.

Abolafia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Abolafia are 44.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.83% registered with the political party.

Abolafia earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboulafia94321/
Aboolafia941/
Abolafio88464/
Abulafia88280/
Abolafya8836/
Abolofia8836/
Abolaffio8223/
Abulafya7521/
Aboláfio751/
Avalafia751/
Abulaffio712/
Obaalafia711/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Abolafia
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