Absalum Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Absalum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Absalum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2491:212,61717,846
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Absalum (518) may also be a first name.

Absalum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Absalum is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Absalum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Absalum? popularity and diffusion

Absalum is the 1,009,375th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Absalum are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 371,231st most prevalent given name globally, borne by 518 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 212,617. In Tanzania Absalum is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 46 percent live, Arusha Region, where 37 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Absalum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Absalum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Absalum surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Absalom865,552/
Absolum86167/
Absalun865/
Abselum860/
Abshalom807/
Avshalum807/
Absoolum804/
Absaloom804/
Abshalumova782/
Absalon718,547/
Absolom712,525/
Apsalom7141/
Absalón7118/
Abşalumova716/
Avsalumova715/
Apsolum712/
Avshalumova6799/
Abssolom6716/
Hapsalom674/
Absaloon672/
Absoulom671/
Abshalon671/
Awschalom6312/
Avşalumova5943/
Absolon571,760/
Apsalon5768/
Apsolom5714/
Obsolom571/
Obsalon571/
Avsolom571/
Hapsolom535/
Abszolon532/
Absolonn531/
Absoloon531/
Hapsalon531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Absalum
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