Abrabanel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Abrabanel Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) A diminutive of Abravan, a form for Abraham among Spanish Jews. The name has often been transposed to Abarbanel. Its use among non-Sephardic families attests to the fame of the Spanish family of statesmen and thinkers.

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Abrabanel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Abrabanel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) A diminutive of Abravan, a form for Abraham among Spanish Jews. The name has often been transposed to Abarbanel. Its use among non-Sephardic families attests to the fame of the Spanish family of statesmen and thinkers.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Abrabanel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abrabanel (Russian: Абрабанель) has its highest incidence in Argentina. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abrabanel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Abrabanel live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Abrabanel is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. In Argentina it is most common in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 50 percent reside and Buenos Aires Province, where 50 percent reside. Beside Argentina it occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abrbanel941/
Abravanel89858/
Abarbanel89474/
Abrebanel8940/
Abarbanell8470/
Ampravanel7423/
Abarbenel671/
Abarbanyeli604/

Abrabanel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abrabanel in the Russian language
Абрабанельabrabanel-

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