Abraha Surname

4,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Abraha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abraha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea75,2921:6311
Ethiopia34,1281:2,858493
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
United States8991:403,18035,223
Sweden3281:30,0212,449
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada1571:234,68522,439
England1341:415,80628,295
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Norway441:116,87015,419
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Israel331:259,32223,464
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
India91:85,229,487684,495
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Abrahà (1) are calculated separately.

Abraha (35,682) may also be a first name.

Abraha Last Name Facts

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

Abraha (Arabic: ابراها) is more frequently found in Eritrea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Abrahà. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abraha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abraha is the 4,861st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 62,687 people. The surname Abraha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Abraha live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abraha is also the 24,371st most numerous given name on earth, held by 35,682 people.

The last name Abraha is most frequent in Eritrea, where it is carried by 75,292 people, or 1 in 63. Barring Eritrea Abraha occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 29 percent live and Sudan, where 4 percent live.

Abraha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abraha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 89,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abraha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abraha last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abraha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.13% less than the national average, earning €5,668 per year; in Norway they earn 30% less than the national average, earning 242,262 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning $35,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abrahà941/
Abrahah9220/
Habraha921/
Abrahay921/
Abrha9120,071/
Abrah911,722/
Abraa913/
Abrahova862/
Abrahath860/
Abrash835,782/
Abrach83448/
Abraas8387/
Abraai8310/
Habrah838/
Avraha836/
Abrahs835/
Ebraha832/
Abraaj832/
Abrahy832/
Aibrah832/
Abrhaa831/
Abbrah831/
Abraat831/
Aebrha831/
Abrhas831/
Abraih831/
Asbraa830/
Abra806,025/
Abrahei7730/
Abraish7710/
Habrash777/
Abraova774/
Abraich772/
Abraash772/
Habrath771/
Abruoha771/
Habrach771/
Ajbrash771/
Abraush771/
Abrahii771/
Aiberha771/
Abreash771/
Abrahee771/
Abracht770/
Abrho7313,975/
Gabra7312,108/
Abrea737,127/
Abroh733,476/
Habra731,819/
Abras731,766/
Abrau73714/
Abraş73316/
Abraz73309/
Abrat73276/
Abray73180/
Asbra73119/
Abraś7385/
Abrad7336/
Ebrah7335/
Abrai7331/
Abraj7314/
Abrap7312/
Avrah7311/
Abhra739/
Obrah736/
Abrra735/
Aubra732/
Eabra732/
Avraa732/
Abraã731/
Âbrah731/
Abraš731/
Abroa731/
Abrza731/
Ahbra731/
Aabra731/
Ajbra731/
Ebraa731/
Ahabrach7128/
Abraiova712/
Abrahová712/
Abrhaich711/
Abrayova711/
Aubracht710/
Abrass673,481/
Habrat67879/
Aubras67648/
Aubray67174/
Habras67174/
Abraão6799/
Aubrat6789/
Abraiz6789/
Gabrea6764/
Țabrea6763/
Gabraj6757/
Abrosh6738/
Abratt6731/
Obrath6726/
Habraś6723/
Obrach6719/
Abrast675/
Habrad674/
Abraus673/
Abrãao673/
Asbrea673/
Oubrah673/
Habraj672/
Obroha672/
Gabray672/
Abrait672/
Abrouh672/
Aybrat672/
Habraz672/
Gabrai671/
Aybera671/
Haibra671/
Abrhea671/
Abhrad671/
Abhray671/
Aibraj671/
Aibrau671/
Aubrai671/
Aubrau671/
Ashbra671/
Obraht671/
Havrah671/
Hebrah671/
Obrhai671/
Aibrat671/
Ahabra671/
Abra's671/
Abrats671/
Abreaz671/
Abrioa671/
Abhraj671/
Asbrau671/
Abread671/
Abrrho671/
Habray670/
Obraah670/
Abreas670/

Abraha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abraha in the Arabic language
ابراهاabraha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abraha
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