Abb Surname

98,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Abb Surname Definition:

(Hebrew), a diminutive of Abraham, q.v.; Abel, q.v.; and Absalom. q.v. (English), the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Abb(a, Æbb(a.

Abb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,4641:122,0253,570
Nigeria1,1101:159,58810,018
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Germany2031:396,57936,740
India751:10,227,538196,136
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England141:3,979,861125,553
China131:105,178,5825,529
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
France121:5,535,227269,324
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Äbb (26) are calculated separately.

Abb (782) may also be a first name.

Abb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew), a diminutive of Abraham, q.v.; Abel, q.v.; and Absalom. q.v. (English), the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Abb(a, Æbb(a.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Abb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abb (Arabic: عبب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺏ, Hindi: अब्ब) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Äbb. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,574th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,515,397 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Abb are found; 32 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Abb is also the 293,371st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 782 people.

The surname Abb is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 122,025. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 57 percent live, Sindh, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Abb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Abb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abb surname grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Abb surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Muslim (66%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Abb are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Abb earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning $52,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Äbb8926/
Abbs864,437/
Gabb862,429/
Abbt86198/
Habb8662/
Abbd8613/
Abbh866/
Abbp865/
Aibb865/
Atbb861/
Aebb861/
Abbz861/
Aybb861/
Aabb861/
Ajbb861/
Aibeb75372/
Habbs759/
Abbss757/
Abbsh756/
Ahabb756/
Haabb755/
Abbås755/
Abbtt754/
Aabbs753/
Haibb753/
Abbhs751/
Abbsz751/
Haybb751/
Habıb751/
Heabb750/
Eabbs750/
Haubb750/
Ebb67880/
Obb6728/
Avb6718/
D'Abbs674/
Abbptt674/
Ahbbth674/
Abv672/
Aibbtt671/
Ahabbd671/
Awb671/
Haubbs670/
Haibbs670/

Abb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abb in the Hindi language
अब्बabba75
अब्बासabbasa25
Abb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺏab66.67
ﺍﺏab33.33
Abb in the Arabic language
عببbb-

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