Abua Surname
Approximately 10,618 people bear this surname
Abua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,911 | 1:22,392 | 1,991 |
| Uganda | 1,978 | 1:19,737 | 2,924 |
| Cameroon | 161 | 1:129,000 | 14,584 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 1:57,019 | 7,266 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Solomon Islands | 84 | 1:6,905 | 1,051 |
| Philippines | 67 | 1:1,511,018 | 105,084 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Taiwan | 45 | 1:520,994 | 3,910 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Abua (1,179) may also be a first name.
Abua Demographics
Abua Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Abua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abua (Hindi: अबुआ, Oriya: ଆବୁଆ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,553rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 686,339 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Abua reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231,114th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,179 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,911 people, or 1 in 22,392. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 53 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Abua occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Abua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Abua are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Abua earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆବୁଆ | abu'a | 94.74 |
| ଅବୁଆ | abu'a | 3.51 |
| ଆବୁଅ | abu'a | 1.75 |
| Abua in the Hindi language | ||
| अबुआ | abu'a | 75 |
| अबुअ | abu'a | 25 |
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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 Abua
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