Abushir Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Abushir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abushir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2641:200,53617,113
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Abushir (46) may also be a first name.

Abushir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abushir is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abushir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abushir live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Abushir is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 46 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 200,536. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Pemba South Region, where 40 percent live, Pemba North Region, where 35 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Abushir occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Abushir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abushair9311/
Abusheir931/
Abueshir931/
Abusir92264/
Abuseir86216/
Abusair86158/
Abousir8615/
Abusier865/
Aboshir864/
Abusher864/
Abushaireh8210/
Abusheireh821/
Abouseir80341/
Aboussir80216/
Abousair80136/
Abushher803/
Aboshair801/
Abuzir7781/
Awusir771/
Abuser770/
Abushheer7516/
Aboussair7515/
Abouchoir754/
Abouchair752/
Abuchaire751/
Abhausher751/
Aboussier751/
Auboussier7144/
Abouzir7111/
Abusere713/
Abuzair711/
Abosher711/
Abucher711/
Aboseir711/
Awusher711/
Awusire711/
Abouzeir6714/
Abouzair674/
Abuchere671/
Aboutser671/
Obuchire671/
Obousier670/

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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 Abushir
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