Abramov Surname

5,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Abramov Surname User-submission:

Abramov (masculine), or Ambramova (feminine), is an old Russian surname originating around the 16th century. The surname was common among all social estates and covered the whole territory of the Russian Empire.

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Abramov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81,9781:1,758148
Israel6,6741:1,28291
Ukraine4,9931:9,1171,090
Belarus1,8091:5,252695
Kazakhstan1,7901:9,8781,537
United States1,4231:254,71524,153
Uzbekistan9691:31,9194,465
Turkmenistan9261:5,928540
Azerbaijan3291:29,3291,643
Georgia2871:13,0512,716
Kyrgyzstan2671:22,3693,830
Estonia1961:6,744806
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Moldova1421:25,0804,146
Armenia1381:21,2331,401
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Lithuania1251:24,2774,327
Transnistria991:4,795840
Tajikistan731:114,8861,553
Austria671:127,09617,572
England641:870,59545,570
Romania551:365,05230,933
Croatia351:120,81717,927
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Finland111:499,70030,478
Serbia111:649,54122,440
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Abramov (18) may also be a first name.

Abramov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abramov (masculine), or Ambramova (feminine), is an old Russian surname originating around the 16th century. The surname was common among all social estates and covered the whole territory of the Russian Empire. Sometimes it derived from patronymic. It was also adopted by Jews following the Partitions of Poland and usually meant 'son of Abram'. As it is not allowed to share the same name as a living father, a son whose father was named Abraham would be called Abram as a stand-in for Abraham.

- Junie

This surname means 'son of Abram' (Abraham).

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Abramov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abramov (Georgian: აბრამოვი, Russian: Абрамов) is found most in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Abramov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abramov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abramov is the 5,506th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 70,771 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Abramov reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The surname Abramov is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 81,978 people, or 1 in 1,758. In Russia Abramov is primarily found in: Moscow, where 9 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Beside Russia Abramov exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 percent reside.

Abramov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (95%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Abramov surname are 8.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Abramov earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $54,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abramov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abramov in the Georgian language
აბრამოვიabramovi97.78
აბრამოვabramov2.22
Abramov in the Russian language
Абрамовabramov-

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