Absang Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Absang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Absang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Absang (153) may also be a first name.

Absang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Absang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Absang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Absang live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 743,570th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 153 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 98 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabsang926/
Abshang921/
Abssang921/
Absan9173/
Gabsaing861/
Habsan8317/
Abshan839/
Absian834/
Abcang832/
Gabsan831/
Obsang831/
Absain831/
Absant831/
Abssan831/
Abssain77725/
Afshang77718/
Abssane77204/
Habshan7782/
Hasbsan771/
Habsain771/
Abschan771/
Abshain771/
Atbshan771/
Abson731,779/
Abzan731,341/
Apsan73329/
Avsan73238/
Absen73186/
Absam7333/
Obsan733/
Habssane71273/
Absanova7113/
Gabgiang711/
Gabson67147/
Hapsan67133/
Habson67110/
Apsong6752/
Apsane6748/
Gabsen6738/
Aphsan6726/
Habsen6719/
Apshan6712/
Gapsan6711/
Abssam676/
Absham675/
Abseen674/
Hobsan673/
Haubshain672/
Habzan672/
Aibson671/
Absone671/
Aubsam671/
Abhsen671/
Absoun671/
Aubsen671/
Abzain671/
Abssen671/
Oubsan671/
Aupsan671/
Obsian670/
Obshan670/

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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 Absang
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