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

Abushir occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abushir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abushir reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 46 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 200,536. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pemba South Region, where 40 percent reside, Pemba North Region, where 35 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Abushir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abushir last name is chiefly 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
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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 Abushir
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