Abouja Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Abouja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Abouja (12) may also be a first name.
Abouja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abouja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abouja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﺟﺎ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abouja? popularity and diffusion
Abouja is the 3,957,383rd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Abouja live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 12 people.
The surname Abouja is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Abouja is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 88 percent reside and Tagant Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 28 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abouja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abouja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻮﺟﺎ | abwja | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﻮﺝ | abwj | 12.5 |
| ﺃﺑﻮﺟﻪ | abwjh | 12.5 |
| ﺃﺑﻮﺟﺎ | abwja | 12.5 |
| ﺁﺑﻮﺟﻪ | abwjh | 12.5 |
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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 Abouja
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