Jabessa Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Jabessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jabessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Jabessa (1,044) may also be a first name.

Jabessa Last Name Facts

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

Jabessa is found most in Ethiopia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jabessa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Jabessa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Jabessa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Jabessa is also the 247,928th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 1,044 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Barring Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jabesa922/
Cabessa86198/
Jabessi864/
Habessa863/
Jobessa861/
Jabesha861/
Djabesso802/
Jabesi771,401/
Jabasa77388/
Cabesa77386/
Sabesa77100/
Jabisa7723/
Yabesa7722/
Habesa7715/
Jabese7712/
Jabeza771/
Zabesa771/
Jabosa771/
Habesha713,383/
Yabissa718/
Habesso717/
Habissa716/
Chabesa716/
Hawessa715/
Jobesha714/
Cabesay713/
Khabesa713/
Jabisha713/
Cabesso712/
Yabassa712/
Eabissa712/
Zabissa711/
Yabetsa711/
Yabesha711/
Jabhesi711/
Javesha711/
Sabesha711/
Jabeshy710/
Djobesha6755/
Jhabesih674/
Khabeisa671/
Habaissa671/
Jaboseea671/

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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 Jabessa
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