Abshira Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Abshira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abshira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8021:57,5815,697
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Abshira (2,694) may also be a first name.

Abshira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abshira is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abshira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abshira is the 427,422nd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abshira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 141,131st most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 2,694 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 802 people, or 1 in 57,581. In Kenya Abshira is most frequent in: Wajir County, where 61 percent are found, Garissa County, where 38 percent are found and Mandera County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Abshira Last Name Statistics demography

Abshira earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abshirai939/
Abshiray931/
Absira922/
Abshire866,046/
Abshiro861,829/
Abchira8614/
Abshiri868/
Abshera862/
Obshira861/
Absirai861/
Abssirai801/
Asbshire801/
Abshires801/
Abshiere801/
Absire77121/
Absiri77116/
Absura773/
Absera771/
Abzira770/
Abshere71283/
Obshyra7141/
Apshire7127/
Abshero717/
Absiroh714/
Avshire713/
Abchire711/
Absirie711/
Abchiri711/
Abshery711/
Hapshire671/
Abserash671/
Absurrah671/
Afsheera671/
Abschere671/
Habseera671/

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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 Abshira
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