Abat Surname
Approximately 11,757 people bear this surname
Abat Surname User-submission:
Abat is a Cebuano surname, which comes from Cebuano abat, meaning 'ghoul', 'witch' or 'vampire' in Cebuano folklore.
Abat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,110 | 1:24,632 | 3,286 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Turkey | 991 | 1:78,528 | 7,187 |
| France | 433 | 1:153,401 | 23,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 412 | 1:42,919 | 5,616 |
| Cameroon | 378 | 1:54,945 | 7,115 |
| Nigeria | 271 | 1:653,663 | 30,600 |
| Mexico | 246 | 1:504,578 | 9,019 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Indonesia | 203 | 1:651,474 | 51,002 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Malaysia | 132 | 1:223,441 | 12,908 |
| Argentina | 129 | 1:331,344 | 26,182 |
| Thailand | 108 | 1:654,059 | 109,897 |
| Spain | 91 | 1:513,759 | 25,575 |
| Iran | 79 | 1:971,931 | 45,393 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Peru | 56 | 1:567,574 | 14,999 |
| Afghanistan | 34 | 1:945,682 | 9,218 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Northern Cyprus | 23 | 1:13,870 | 3,613 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Montenegro | 13 | 1:49,197 | 3,233 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Abat (6,332) may also be a first name.
Abat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Abat is a Cebuano surname, which comes from Cebuano abat, meaning 'ghoul', 'witch' or 'vampire' in Cebuano folklore.
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Abat Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Abat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abat (Arabic: أباط, Bengali: আবাত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﺕ, Hindi: अबट, Marathi: आबात, Oriya: ଅବତ, Russian: Абат) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,165th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 619,847 people. Abat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Abat live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 82,794th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,332 people.
Abat is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,110 people, or 1 in 24,632. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 37 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 13 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Abat exists in 75 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 27 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.
Abat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abat surname rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abat last name are 12.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.31% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Abat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,135 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.05% less than the national average, earning $17,469,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 37.99% more than the national average, earning $59,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,719 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺎﺕ | abat | - |
| Abat in the Bengali language | ||
| আবাত | abata | - |
| Abat in the Hindi language | ||
| अबट | abata | 83.33 |
| अबत | abata | 16.67 |
| Abat in the Marathi language | ||
| आबात | abata | 56.41 |
| अबट | abata | 17.95 |
| आबट | abata | 17.95 |
| आबत | abata | 5.13 |
| अबत | abata | 2.56 |
| Abat in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅବତ | abata | 40 |
| ଆବତ | abata | 20 |
| ଆବ | aba | 10 |
| ଅବାତ | abata | 10 |
| ଅବତରାମ | abatarama | 10 |
| ଆବତତାି | abatatai | 10 |
| Abat in the Russian language | ||
| Абат | abat | - |
| Abat in the Arabic language | ||
| أباط | abat | - |
| العابيت | alabyt | - |
| ابة | abt | - |
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