Abaya Surname
Approximately 16,762 people bear this surname
Abaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 7,091 | 1:14,277 | 1,536 |
| Nigeria | 1,993 | 1:88,882 | 6,205 |
| Chad | 1,637 | 1:8,303 | 1,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| United States | 714 | 1:507,646 | 42,604 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Niger | 272 | 1:70,559 | 3,205 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Yemen | 216 | 1:122,339 | 6,708 |
| Kenya | 210 | 1:219,904 | 15,632 |
| Cameroon | 203 | 1:102,311 | 12,070 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Benin | 182 | 1:56,789 | 7,049 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| Iran | 151 | 1:508,494 | 30,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| Congo | 93 | 1:53,646 | 4,856 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Taiwan | 38 | 1:616,967 | 4,529 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Algeria | 18 | 1:2,146,197 | 43,941 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Abayà (2) are calculated separately.
Abaya (4,195) may also be a first name.
Abaya Demographics
Average Abaya Salary in
United States
$50,773 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abaya (Arabic: عباية, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﺎﻱ, Hindi: अभय, Marathi: अबया, Oriya: ଅବୟ, Russian: Абая) is found most in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant: Abayà. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abaya is the 31,823rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 434,766 people. Abaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Abaya are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 107,153rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 4,195 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7,091 people, or 1 in 14,277. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 21 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 19 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Abaya occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Chad, where 10 percent are found.
Abaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abaya last name are 44.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.66% registered with the political party.
The amount Abaya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $50,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,818 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abaya in the Marathi language | ||
| अबया | abaya | 75 |
| बया | baya | 8.33 |
| आबया | abaya | 8.33 |
| अबाया | abaya | 8.33 |
| Abaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅବୟ | abaya | 70.83 |
| ଅବୟା | abaya | 8.33 |
| ଆବୟା | abaya | 4.17 |
| ଅଭୟ | abhaya | 4.17 |
| ଅବାୟା | abaya | 4.17 |
| ଅଭିୟ | abhiya | 4.17 |
| ଅବୟାଇଁ | abaya'im | 4.17 |
| Abaya in the Hindi language | ||
| अभय | abhaya | 50 |
| आबया | abaya | 25 |
| अबया | abaya | 25 |
| Abaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺑﺎﻱ | abay | 36.84 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻱ | abay | 31.58 |
| ﺁﺑﺎﻱ | abay | 10.53 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 5.26 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻳﺎ | abaya | 5.26 |
| ﺃﺑﺎﻳﻪ | abayh | 5.26 |
| ﺃﺑﺎﻳﺎ | abaya | 5.26 |
| Abaya in the Russian language | ||
| Абая | abaa | - |
| Abaya in the Arabic language | ||
| عباية | bayt | - |
| عبايه | bayh | - |
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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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