Absalom Surname

86,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

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.

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Absalom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,4671:1,642227
Australia6701:40,2925,202
South Africa5491:98,68411,981
England5381:103,56510,880
Tanzania4991:106,09510,310
Israel4991:17,1502,565
Nigeria4051:437,39022,495
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Wales1721:17,9911,951
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Jamaica581:49,4822,901
Canada411:898,67368,969
Trinidad and Tobago301:45,4664,095
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Hungary101:981,62846,877
India101:76,706,538639,611
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
Wales1331:11,793712
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Hebrew) Father of Peace. [Hebrew Abhshálóm].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Absalom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Absalom occurs most in Namibia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Absalom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 86,731st most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,312,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Absalom live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Absalom is also the 42,225th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 17,184 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is held by 1,467 people, or 1 in 1,642. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 22 percent reside, Ohangwena Region, where 18 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Namibia this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Absalom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Absalom has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the 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 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 national average, with 52.31% being 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.

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