Abay Surname

6,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Abay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia64,2311:1,519270
Turkey14,0501:5,539794
Philippines4,4741:22,6282,954
Kazakhstan1,0941:16,1632,374
Indonesia8411:157,25215,356
United States4591:789,67161,028
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Niger2011:95,4833,965
Israel1381:62,0127,838
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Sweden961:102,5707,427
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Taiwan761:308,4842,493
Canada721:511,74443,418
Cuba661:174,5873,987
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Kyrgyzstan621:96,33311,880
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia381:710,41347,396
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Guam251:6,405908
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Norway111:467,48139,375
India111:69,733,217610,955
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
China61:227,886,92811,701
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Abay (194,004) may also be a first name.

Abay Last Name Facts

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

Abay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻱ, Hindi: अभय, Marathi: अभय, Oriya: ଅବୟ, Russian: Абай) is most common in Ethiopia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,502nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 83,898 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Abay are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abay is also the 5,397th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 194,004 people.

Abay is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 64,231 people, or 1 in 1,519. Excluding Ethiopia Abay occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

Abay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Abay surname are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.22% registered with the party.

The amount Abay earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.58% less than the national average, earning $32,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abaya8916,762/
Abaye8914,473/
Gabay898,300/
Abayo893,173/
Abayu891,991/
Aybay891,833/
Abhay891,510/
Abayi891,481/
Habay89763/
Asbay89111/
Ağbay8974/
Açbay8926/
Atbay8924/
Aubay8913/
Abajy8912/
Abayd898/
Abaiy897/
Abahy896/
Aabay895/
Ajbay895/
Aibay894/
Abayt894/
Abaay892/
Abays892/
Abgay892/
Abayà892/
Abayï891/
Eabay891/
Aba8676,887/
Aby868,037/
Abayat801,510/
Abayie801,266/
Gabaya801,026/
Aytbay80917/
Gabayi80812/
Abbayi80629/
Gabaye80564/
Hasbay80437/
Abayah80307/
Aboaya80214/
Asbayo80204/
Abayeh80179/
Gabayo80157/
Aebayo80128/
Abhaya8065/
Ashbay8061/
Abayes8046/
Abhayo8045/
Habaye8039/
Atbayi8039/
Habaya8035/
Abayaz8024/
Abayau8015/
Abayou8015/
Abbaiy8013/
Abayas8013/
Aibaye8012/
Abgaye8011/
Abajiy8010/
Abaiyo8010/
Abayee8010/
Asbayi8010/
Abayed809/
Habayi809/
Habajy808/
Abayet808/
Aybaya808/
Abayoo807/
Ağabay807/
Aubayi806/
Haibay806/
Abayad805/
Gaibay805/
Habayo805/
Abayez805/
Aitbay805/
Abbayy804/
Abahya804/
Abayoh804/
Abahyo804/
Abayyo804/
Aïbaye804/
Eabgay803/
Abgaya803/
Gaybay803/
Abhaye803/
Abayis802/
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Abahay801/
Abayit801/
Abayus801/
Abhayi801/
Ahbaye801/
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Abgayo801/
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Gabgay801/
Gabhay801/
Aabaya801/
Aebaye801/
Eabaya801/
Aubays801/
Asbaya801/
Easbay800/
Abas75276,182/
Abad75199,384/
Haba75118,555/
Abah7567,309/
Gaba7537,324/
Abiy7533,385/
Abey7519,977/
Gaby7517,244/
Abys7515,026/
Abat7511,757/
Aiba7511,177/
Aboy756,484/
Abai755,302/
Aboa754,739/
Haby754,331/
Abaa753,957/
Abaj753,936/
Abaz753,914/
Atba752,842/
Abye752,633/
Abha752,337/
Aeby752,204/
Aeba752,113/
Aaba751,995/
Abau751,750/
Auba751,666/
Obay751,665/
Abea751,307/
Abae751,211/
Aaby751,208/
Ebay75813/
Abuy75799/
Asby75781/
Abyd75621/
Abga75603/
Auby75505/
Asba75414/
Away75338/
Ayba75318/
Eaby75231/
Atby75142/
Ahba75130/
Abaï75103/
Abyi7583/
Abyo7567/
Abyt7565/
Avay7545/
Aiby7537/
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Abap7513/
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Abéy751/
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Gabhayi73100/
Abayowa7344/
Gabaaya7344/
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Gaubhay7316/
Gabajiy7313/
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Abayheh731/
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Awaya67172,068/
Abass67168,282/
Ashby6743,087/
Abeja6715,378/
Abiye6712,035/
Abaas678,114/
Abeye677,675/
Aboye677,644/
Abbah677,593/
Abuya677,149/
Abeya676,022/
Abuye675,943/
Aboya675,178/
Haiba674,348/
Abhai674,051/
Abiya673,634/
Abeyu673,223/
Obaya673,109/
Abajo673,012/
Abiyo672,960/
Habas672,953/
Abaid672,756/
Abaja672,564/
Asbai672,476/
Abaji672,465/
Aba'a672,462/
Avaiy672,386/
Obayi672,212/
Gobay671,823/
Gabey671,819/
Atbaş671,803/
Aybaş671,754/
Aboyi671,678/
Gauba671,635/
Gaboy671,633/
Abuja671,605/
Awayo671,453/
Aabad671,451/
Ağbaş671,426/
Hasby671,362/
Habad671,326/
Abuyo671,267/
Aboyo671,255/
Gabai671,117/
Abais671,036/
Habat671,032/
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Abay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abay in the Oriya language
ଅବୟabaya80
ଅବାୟabaya6.67
ଆବୟabaya6.67
ଆବାୟabaya6.67
Abay in the Hindi language
अभयabhaya70
अमयamaya10
अबयabaya10
आबायabaya10
Abay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﻱabay62.5
ﺁﺑﻲaby12.5
ﺍﻋﺒﺎﻱabay12.5
ﺃﺑﻲaby12.5
Abay in the Marathi language
अभयabhaya35.71
अबयabaya21.43
अबायabaya17.86
आबयabaya14.29
आबायabaya10.71
Abay in the Russian language
Абайabaj-

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