Abshir Surname
Approximately 29,286 people bear this surname
Abshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 25,390 | 1:530 | 66 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Kenya | 1,222 | 1:37,790 | 4,042 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Sweden | 66 | 1:149,193 | 10,483 |
| Palestine | 56 | 1:81,229 | 6,373 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Abshir (41,355) may also be a first name.
Abshir Demographics
Abshir Political Affiliation
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Abshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abshir is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abshir? popularity and diffusion
Abshir is the 18,812th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 248,841 people. The last name Abshir is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abshir reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Abshir is also the 21,640th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 41,355 people.
Abshir is most widely held in Somalia, where it is held by 25,390 people, or 1 in 530. Other than Somalia Abshir exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Abshir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Abshir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abshir surname rose 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abshir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Abshir are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Abshir earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning 302,760 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.51% less than the national average, earning $27,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $43,846 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abshire | 92 | 6,046 | / |
| Abshier | 92 | 1,111 | / |
| Absheir | 92 | 2 | / |
| Absir | 91 | 99 | / |
| Asbshire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Absahier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Absher | 83 | 4,390 | / |
| Abchir | 83 | 1,073 | / |
| Absoir | 83 | 140 | / |
| Absire | 83 | 121 | / |
| Habsir | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ebshir | 83 | 3 | / |
| Afshir | 83 | 3 | / |
| Apshir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abscir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Absuir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Absair | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abssir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abshyr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abshear | 77 | 366 | / |
| Abshere | 77 | 283 | / |
| Absheer | 77 | 107 | / |
| Abseher | 77 | 30 | / |
| Apshire | 77 | 27 | / |
| Habchir | 77 | 4 | / |
| Avshire | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abscher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aabsher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abchire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habsher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apshair | 77 | 0 | / |
| Abser | 73 | 6,531 | / |
| Afsir | 73 | 163 | / |
| Abcir | 73 | 146 | / |
| Absér | 73 | 12 | / |
| Abzir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apsir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abschere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hapshire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abcher | 67 | 454 | / |
| Absyor | 67 | 148 | / |
| Apsher | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hapsir | 67 | 20 | / |
| Afsher | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abzair | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abseer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Avsher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Absherova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apsire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebsir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avshirova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfsir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apsier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afsair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafsir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abseur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obsher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gabser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Abshir
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