Abović Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Abović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro261:24,5992,362
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Abovic (10) are calculated separately.

Abović Last Name Facts

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

Abović is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Abovic. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abović.

How Common Is The Last Name Abović? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Abović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Abović is most frequently used in Montenegro, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 24,599. In Montenegro it is most numerous in: Tivat Municipality, where 85 percent live, Herceg Novi Municipality, where 12 percent live and Kotor Municipality, where 4 percent live. Excluding Montenegro this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent live and Serbia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abovic9410/
Gobović77147/
Gavović7799/
Abovich7747/
Gabovič7725/
Abovitz7725/
Abovici777/
Hebović773/
Gabovich71114/
Gabovitz7129/
Gabovits712/
Gabovitš711/
Abuovich711/
Habovich711/
Gaybovich67110/
Gabovitch6769/
Gaibovich6756/

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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 Abović
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