Aboutan Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Aboutan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aboutan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1801:106,6224,313
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Aboutan (55) may also be a first name.

Aboutan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aboutan occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Aboutan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aboutan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Aboutan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. Aboutan is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 55 people.

The last name Aboutan is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 106,622. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 66 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 17 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Niger it occurs in one country. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Aboutan
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