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
Average Abua Salary in
United States
$40,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abua (Hindi: अबुआ, Oriya: ଆବୁଆ) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,553rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 686,339 people. Abua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Abua are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abua is also the 231,114th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 1,179 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,911 people, or 1 in 22,392. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 53 percent live, Benue, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria Abua is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Abua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Abua last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Abua are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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
- 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 Abua
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