Abales Surname
Approximately 856 people bear this surname
Abales Surname User-submission:
This surname is of Spanish-Sephardic origin. It is derived from the word abalos and a variant of avalos.
Names formed by adding –ez/-az/-is/-oz to the end of the father's name are Spanish and mean that when that name was formed, the original bearer was the 'son of.
Read More About This SurnameAbales Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 830 | 1:121,974 | 20,978 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Abales (64) may also be a first name.
Abales Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of Spanish-Sephardic origin. It is derived from the word abalos and a variant of avalos.
Names formed by adding –ez/-az/-is/-oz to the end of the father's name are Spanish and mean that when that name was formed, the original bearer was the 'son of.' In Portuguese, the same suffix is spelled -es/-as/-is/-os.
In Sangre Judia, a book of Sephardic surname origins, Abalos is listed as a habitual name after a village in La Rioja.
In the Albeldense Chronicle the famous expedition conducted by Alfonso I, king of Asturias along the banks of the Ebroin 740 is mentioned. At that time, Ábalos was a part, as most of the mainland, of the Muslim kingdom of Córdoba. This account refers to the destroyed towns: Mirandam (now Miranda de Ebro), Revendecam, Carbonariam, Abeicam (Ábalos, from where he crossed the Ebro), Brunes (could be Briones but this is uncertain), Cinissariam (now Cenicero) and Alesanco.
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Where Does The Last Name Abales Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abales (Hindi: अबलेस, Marathi: अबलेस) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abales.
How Common Is The Last Name Abales? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abales is the 408,463rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. The surname Abales is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Abales are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 64 people.
The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 121,974. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 60 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 20 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abales Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abales in the Hindi language | ||
| अबलेस | abalesa | - |
| Abales in the Marathi language | ||
| अबलेस | abalesa | - |
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