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
Absalom occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Absalom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 86,731st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,312,598 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Absalom live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 42,225th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 17,184 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 1,467 people, or 1 in 1,642. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 22 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 18 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Namibia Absalom exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
Absalom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Absalom has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Absalom last name increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Absalom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Absalom last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Absalom last name 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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