Abuem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abuem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abuem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Abuem Last Name Facts

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

Abuem occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abuem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abuem is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Abuem are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Abuem is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Abuem is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 80 percent live and Southwest Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 8 percent live and Yemen, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abouem911,348/
Abueme911,031/
Abuhem911/
Aboueme83476/
Abiem80964/
Abeam80893/
Aboum80145/
Abyem8060/
Abuen8049/
Abbem8013/
Aboem8010/
Abeim806/
Abeem805/
Abuim804/
Abaum802/
Abuum802/
Ebuem802/
Abaem801/
Abueng73347/
Abuyme7362/
Abhoum7351/
Abujam7347/
Gabuen7346/
Aboume7333/
Abouen7311/
Abayem7310/
Abuime736/
Abajum735/
Gabiem734/
Abwiem734/
Abeiem734/
Afueme733/
Obueme731/
Eabeim731/
Abejim731/
Haboum731/
Abaiem731/
Abeyme731/
Abeime731/
Abaume731/
Abyiem731/
Abejom731/
Abejeme67109/
Haubaum6731/
Gaybuen677/
Aibaume675/
Gaabiem674/
Abouhen674/
Abeyeme671/
Habaume671/
Habhuim671/
Haboume671/
Abiyeme671/
Abuhend671/
Aboweem671/
Abaheem671/
Abhoume671/
Hasbaum670/
Ausbaum670/

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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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  • 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 Abuem
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