Habakkuk Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Habakkuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Habakkuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5961:297,21916,631
Liberia471:93,7997,591
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Habakkuk (2,423) may also be a first name.

Habakkuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Habakkuk is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Habakkuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Habakkuk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,338th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Habakkuk are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 150,546th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,423 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 297,219. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 34 percent reside, Taraba, where 16 percent reside and Plateau, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Habakkuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Habakkuk has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Habakkuk last name decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Habakkuk Last Name Statistics demography

Habakkuk earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.34% less than the national average, earning R 79,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habakuk93648/
Habakukk8841/
Habakkok881/
Habaukuk881/
Abakuk8624/
Abakuks8024/
Havakuk8014/
Abakouk807/
Habakok805/
Abakuke804/
Habacuk801/
Habakuck7519/
Abaakouk756/
Habacuke751/
Abacuk7111/
Habakuque711/
Habacuc6725/
Habacuq671/
Oubakouk63350/
Abashcuk6313/
Abakuque631/
Abekhoukh599/
Abakoc5715/
Abacug5712/
Abacuc5711/

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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
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  • 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 Habakkuk
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