Aboow Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Aboow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aboow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Aboow Last Name Facts

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

Aboow is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aboow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Aboow live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The last name is most common in Somalia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Excluding Somalia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboowe9121/
Abow89787/
Gaaboow8313/
Abowa8082/
Abowe8041/
Aboob8010/
Abohw806/
Awoow805/
Aboof804/
Abgow803/
Aibow802/
Abouw801/
Habow801/
Haboob73223/
Gabouw736/
Abouwe734/
Habowa733/
Ayboob732/
Gawoow731/
Abuowf731/
Aawoow731/
Eeboow731/
Abouyw731/
Aibowe731/
Athbow730/
Abaw671,104/
Awow67482/
Abob67161/
Ebow67109/
Abov6783/
Obow6736/
Abuw678/
Abof673/
Ebowowa672/
Aboodtv671/
Ovow671/
Haybows670/

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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 Aboow
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