Acabal Surname

31,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Acabal Surname User-submission:

The Acab surnamemeans 'night', 'dark', the added -al signifies 'abstraction' leading to the terms 'darkness' or 'night-like' in many Mayan languages.

This explains its density in Guatemala, the home of the Ancient Maya and their modern Maya descendants.

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Acabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala12,0861:1,331237
Philippines4,5951:22,0322,834
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Acabal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Acab surnamemeans 'night', 'dark', the added -al signifies 'abstraction' leading to the terms 'darkness' or 'night-like' in many Mayan languages.

This explains its density in Guatemala, the home of the Ancient Maya and their modern Maya descendants.

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Acabal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Acabal is found in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Acabal.

How Common Is The Last Name Acabal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,621st most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 431,701 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Acabal reside; 72 percent reside in Central America and 72 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is borne by 12,086 people, or 1 in 1,331. In Guatemala Acabal is most frequent in: Totonicapán Department, where 43 percent live, Quiché Department, where 37 percent live and Quetzaltenango Department, where 7 percent live. Excluding Guatemala Acabal is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Acabal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Acabal surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with the party.

Acabal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

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