Abyei Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Abyei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Abyei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abyei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abyei (Arabic: عبية) occurs most in Egypt. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abyei? popularity and diffusion
Abyei is the 585,898th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name Abyei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Abyei are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Aside from Egypt Abyei occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abyei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abyei in the Arabic language | ||
| عبية | byt | - |
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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 Abyei
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