Absalom Surname
Approximately 5,552 people bear this surname
Absalom Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Absolom.' A fairly popular font-name in the 13th century, and not confined to the Jews. 'Now was ther of that chirche a parish clerk. The which that was ycleped Absolon.: Chaucer, C.
Read More About This SurnameAbsalom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1,467 | 1:1,642 | 227 |
| Australia | 670 | 1:40,292 | 5,202 |
| South Africa | 549 | 1:98,684 | 11,981 |
| England | 538 | 1:103,565 | 10,880 |
| Tanzania | 499 | 1:106,095 | 10,310 |
| Israel | 499 | 1:17,150 | 2,565 |
| Nigeria | 405 | 1:437,390 | 22,495 |
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| Wales | 172 | 1:17,991 | 1,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 155 | 1:52,605 | 6,626 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Jamaica | 58 | 1:49,482 | 2,901 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | 1:45,466 | 4,095 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 223 | 1:109,307 | 10,757 |
| Wales | 133 | 1:11,793 | 712 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Absalom (17,184) may also be a first name.
Absalom Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Absolom.' A fairly popular font-name in the 13th century, and not confined to the Jews. 'Now was ther of that chirche a parish clerk. The which that was ycleped Absolon.: Chaucer, C. T. 3312.
Thomas Apsolon, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Absolon in le Dyche, ibid.
Thomas Absolon: Patent Roll, 19 Elizabeth.
Absolon fil. Simon. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
William Absolon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
George Absolon, 'bound for ye Bormodos,' 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
1756. Married — Clemmuell Clark and Elizabeth Absalom: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Hebrew) Father of Peace. [Hebrew Abhshálóm].
Absalom Demographics
Absalom Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Absalom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Absalom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Absalom is found most frequently in Namibia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Absalom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Absalom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,731st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,312,598 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Absalom reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Absalom is also the 42,225th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,184 people.
Absalom is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 1,467 people, or 1 in 1,642. In Namibia Absalom is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 22 percent reside, Ohangwena Region, where 18 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Namibia Absalom exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Absalom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Absalom has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Absalom surname grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 676 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Absalom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Absalom are 0.91999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Absalom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.79% less than the national average, earning R 173,976 per year; in United States they earn 15.88% more than the national average, earning $50,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.93% less than the national average, earning $44,254 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absalome | 93 | 8 | / |
| Abshalom | 93 | 7 | / |
| Absaloom | 93 | 4 | / |
| Abshalome | 88 | 1 | / |
| Absalon | 86 | 8,547 | / |
| Absolom | 86 | 2,525 | / |
| Absalam | 86 | 305 | / |
| Absalum | 86 | 252 | / |
| Apsalom | 86 | 41 | / |
| Abselom | 86 | 7 | / |
| Absalão | 86 | 4 | / |
| Avsalom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Absalomova | 82 | 8 | / |
| Avshalom | 80 | 57 | / |
| Abssolom | 80 | 16 | / |
| Absalyam | 80 | 15 | / |
| Absalone | 80 | 14 | / |
| Absallam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hapsalom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Absolome | 80 | 3 | / |
| Absalong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Absaloon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abshalon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabsalon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abjsalon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Absalahm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Absalaam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Absalame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Absoulom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awschalom | 75 | 12 | / |
| Absolon | 71 | 1,760 | / |
| Abselam | 71 | 570 | / |
| Absalamova | 71 | 199 | / |
| Absolum | 71 | 167 | / |
| Absolam | 71 | 127 | / |
| Apsalam | 71 | 72 | / |
| Apsalon | 71 | 68 | / |
| Absalan | 71 | 22 | / |
| Absalón | 71 | 18 | / |
| Abzalon | 71 | 15 | / |
| Apsolom | 71 | 14 | / |
| Obsolom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obsalon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avsolom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebsolom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Absalòn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Absolomova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Absalanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awsalam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Absalyamova | 67 | 3,146 | / |
| Absaliamova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Apsalone | 67 | 22 | / |
| Avshalum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hapsolom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Absoolum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abszolon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Absolone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abshalumova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hapsalon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absolonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absoloon | 67 | 1 | / |
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