Abuaya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Abuaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Abuaya (108) may also be a first name.
Abuaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abuaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abuaya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abuaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Abuaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abuaya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 108 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Abuaya is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 79 percent reside and Lagos, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Abuaya
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