Abrahamse Surname

189,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Abrahamse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abrahamse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3511:40,1025,154
Netherlands5591:30,2104,992
Canada861:428,43737,472
United States701:5,177,985261,849
France651:1,021,888113,182
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Abrahamse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abrahamse occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abrahamse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abrahamse is the 189,802nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,275,302 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Abrahamse are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,351 people, or 1 in 40,102. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Abrahamse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abrahamse last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abrahamse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.11% more than the national average, earning R 532,572 per year; in United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,634 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Abrahamse
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