Acaba Surname
Approximately 1,331 people bear this surname
Acaba Surname User-submission:
It has roots in 3 languages: Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish. I don't doubt that it is actually Turkish in its true origin, as the Turks along with every other country came through Spain at one point. In Spanish and Portuguese it is derived from the word acabar, meaning 'achieve', 'complete to finish'.
Read More About This SurnameAcaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,057 | 1:95,779 | 16,673 |
| Uganda | 153 | 1:255,159 | 18,845 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 1:273,088 | 2,549 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Acabá (2) are calculated separately.
Acaba (26) may also be a first name.
Acaba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It has roots in 3 languages: Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish. I don't doubt that it is actually Turkish in its true origin, as the Turks along with every other country came through Spain at one point. In Spanish and Portuguese it is derived from the word acabar, meaning 'achieve', 'complete to finish'. In Turkish there is no derivative. it means: 'astonishment', 'wonder', 'amazement'.
- aacabaAqaba means 'obstacle' in Arabic. The city of Aqaba, Jordan got its name because of the mountains surrounding it.
- aacabaAcaba Demographics
Average Male Acaba Height
174.98 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Acaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Acaba has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms: Acabá. Click here for further potential spellings of Acaba.
How Common Is The Last Name Acaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 288,238th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,475,241 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Acaba reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Acaba is also the 2,084,397th most common forename globally It is held by 26 people.
The last name Acaba is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,057 people, or 1 in 95,779. In The Philippines it is most common in: Eastern Visayas, where 29 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 26 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Acaba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Acaba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Acaba earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,390 USD per year.
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