Abow Surname
Approximately 787 people bear this surname
Abow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 686 | 1:19,609 | 1,156 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Abow (280) may also be a first name.
Abow Demographics
Average Abow Salary in
United States
$36,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮ) is most common in Somalia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abow.
How Common Is The Last Name Abow? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abow is the 436,213th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Abow reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Abow is also the 530,161st most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 280 people.
The surname Abow is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 19,609. Outside of Somalia Abow is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Abow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Abow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Abow surname rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abow Last Name Statistics demography
Abow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abowa | 89 | 82 | / |
| Abowe | 89 | 41 | / |
| Aboow | 89 | 11 | / |
| Abohw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Abgow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Aibow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Habow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abouw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aboowe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gabouw | 80 | 6 | / |
| Abouwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Habowa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abouyw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aibowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abuowf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athbow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Abaw | 75 | 1,104 | / |
| Abob | 75 | 161 | / |
| Ebow | 75 | 109 | / |
| Abov | 75 | 83 | / |
| Obow | 75 | 36 | / |
| Abuw | 75 | 8 | / |
| Abof | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaaboow | 73 | 13 | / |
| Haybows | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abuov | 67 | 16,414 | / |
| Gabov | 67 | 3,986 | / |
| Aboub | 67 | 2,591 | / |
| Habob | 67 | 751 | / |
| Aboev | 67 | 199 | / |
| Abawe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Aboff | 67 | 117 | / |
| Aibov | 67 | 110 | / |
| Habov | 67 | 96 | / |
| Aubov | 67 | 79 | / |
| Obowa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Abova | 67 | 63 | / |
| Abuof | 67 | 34 | / |
| Obowe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aibob | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aybov | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aboob | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abouf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aboof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abauw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebouw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahbaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aubaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aubob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abgaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abofs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebow | 67 | 0 | / |
Abow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻮ | abw | - |
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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
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- 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 Abow
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