Abb Surname
Approximately 4,809 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,464 | 1:122,025 | 3,570 |
| Nigeria | 1,110 | 1:159,588 | 10,018 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| United States | 215 | 1:1,685,856 | 112,021 |
| Germany | 203 | 1:396,579 | 36,740 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
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.
Abb Demographics
Abb Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Äbb | 89 | 26 | / |
| Abbs | 86 | 4,437 | / |
| Gabb | 86 | 2,429 | / |
| Abbt | 86 | 198 | / |
| Habb | 86 | 62 | / |
| Abbd | 86 | 13 | / |
| Abbh | 86 | 6 | / |
| Abbp | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aibb | 86 | 5 | / |
| Atbb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aebb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abbz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aybb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aabb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ajbb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aibeb | 75 | 372 | / |
| Habbs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Abbss | 75 | 7 | / |
| Abbsh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ahabb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Haabb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Abbås | 75 | 5 | / |
| Abbtt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aabbs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Haibb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Abbhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abbsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haybb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Habıb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heabb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eabbs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haubb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ebb | 67 | 880 | / |
| Obb | 67 | 28 | / |
| Avb | 67 | 18 | / |
| D'Abbs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abbptt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahbbth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aibbtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahabbd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haubbs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haibbs | 67 | 0 | / |
Abb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abb in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्ब | abba | 75 |
| अब्बास | abbasa | 25 |
| Abb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺏ | ab | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺏ | ab | 33.33 |
| Abb in the Arabic language | ||
| عبب | bb | - |
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