Abbas Surname
Approximately 2,887,702 people bear this surname
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Abbas was the name of the uncle of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The meaning of the name is 'lion', 'brave'. The name is more common among the Shia followers of Islam than among the Sunni followers.
Abbas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,092,081 | 1:164 | 17 |
| Iraq | 740,203 | 1:47 | 6 |
| Sudan | 196,841 | 1:191 | 23 |
| Egypt | 128,651 | 1:715 | 91 |
| Iran | 121,483 | 1:632 | 70 |
| Nigeria | 98,845 | 1:1,792 | 239 |
| Syria | 66,678 | 1:289 | 39 |
| India | 64,611 | 1:11,872 | 975 |
| Algeria | 55,803 | 1:692 | 23 |
| Saudi Arabia | 48,178 | 1:640 | 38 |
| Yemen | 35,941 | 1:735 | 102 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30,985 | 1:296 | 24 |
| Kuwait | 16,372 | 1:232 | 18 |
| Afghanistan | 16,068 | 1:2,001 | 233 |
| Indonesia | 15,162 | 1:8,722 | 1,125 |
| Bangladesh | 14,689 | 1:10,849 | 896 |
| Lebanon | 14,684 | 1:384 | 44 |
| Oman | 14,635 | 1:252 | 28 |
| Philippines | 12,171 | 1:8,318 | 759 |
| Mozambique | 9,270 | 1:2,941 | 699 |
| Chad | 9,147 | 1:1,486 | 280 |
| Libya | 8,515 | 1:733 | 162 |
| Jordan | 7,829 | 1:1,129 | 164 |
| Tanzania | 7,764 | 1:6,819 | 896 |
| England | 5,902 | 1:9,441 | 1,386 |
| United States | 5,595 | 1:64,783 | 7,572 |
| Bahrain | 4,893 | 1:276 | 18 |
| Qatar | 4,231 | 1:557 | 26 |
| Israel | 3,988 | 1:2,146 | 240 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Palestine | 2,696 | 1:1,687 | 327 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,631 | 1:7,909 | 1,153 |
| Angola | 2,366 | 1:11,407 | 1,401 |
| Canada | 2,086 | 1:17,663 | 2,517 |
| France | 2,050 | 1:32,401 | 3,932 |
| Morocco | 1,636 | 1:21,073 | 3,270 |
| Spain | 1,602 | 1:29,184 | 2,990 |
| Malaysia | 1,519 | 1:19,417 | 1,838 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| South Africa | 1,227 | 1:44,155 | 5,630 |
| Sweden | 1,167 | 1:8,438 | 773 |
| Kenya | 983 | 1:46,979 | 4,833 |
| Turkey | 818 | 1:95,136 | 8,433 |
| Germany | 814 | 1:98,901 | 12,285 |
| Australia | 769 | 1:35,105 | 4,627 |
| Maldives | 674 | 1:600 | 68 |
| Comoros | 663 | 1:1,131 | 163 |
| Somalia | 588 | 1:22,878 | 1,280 |
| Netherlands | 539 | 1:31,331 | 5,193 |
| Brazil | 521 | 1:410,891 | 15,610 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Greece | 383 | 1:28,929 | 4,464 |
| Thailand | 370 | 1:190,914 | 31,458 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Denmark | 335 | 1:16,850 | 1,665 |
| Argentina | 309 | 1:138,328 | 11,714 |
| Niger | 283 | 1:67,816 | 3,093 |
| Norway | 272 | 1:18,905 | 2,379 |
| Singapore | 265 | 1:20,784 | 833 |
| Belgium | 259 | 1:44,389 | 7,232 |
| Tunisia | 211 | 1:2,894 | 398 |
| Russia | 203 | 1:709,966 | 60,177 |
| Brunei | 201 | 1:2,083 | 374 |
| Scotland | 193 | 1:27,740 | 2,946 |
| Kazakhstan | 169 | 1:104,630 | 11,491 |
| Azerbaijan | 156 | 1:61,853 | 2,582 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Italy | 113 | 1:541,210 | 52,828 |
| Wales | 110 | 1:28,132 | 2,887 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Romania | 107 | 1:187,644 | 19,002 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Ireland | 81 | 1:58,135 | 3,961 |
| Austria | 76 | 1:112,045 | 15,874 |
| Cameroon | 74 | 1:280,663 | 26,698 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| China | 67 | 1:20,407,785 | 1,130 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Mauritius | 57 | 1:22,692 | 4,527 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Ukraine | 52 | 1:875,436 | 85,376 |
| Ecuador | 48 | 1:331,372 | 9,295 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| Ivory Coast | 45 | 1:512,694 | 16,131 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| Nepal | 37 | 1:769,756 | 5,333 |
| Bulgaria | 34 | 1:205,262 | 11,205 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Northern Cyprus | 17 | 1:18,765 | 4,655 |
| South Korea | 17 | 1:3,014,133 | 592 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Palau | 9 | 1:2,405 | 59 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Abbás (5), Abbàs (1) & Âbbãs (1) are calculated separately.
Abbas (1,316,612) may also be a first name.
Abbas Surname Meaning
Abbas Demographics
Abbas Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Abbas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abbas (Arabic: عبّاس, Bengali: আব্বাস, Dhivehi: ޢައްބާސ, Georgian: აბბას, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺎﺱ, Hindi: अब्बास, Marathi: बास, Oriya: ଆବାସ, Russian: Аббас) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Abbás, Abbàs or Âbbãs. For other potential spellings of Abbas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 185th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,524 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Abbas live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Abbas is also the 592nd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,316,612 people.
The last name Abbas is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,092,081 people, or 1 in 164. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 79 percent are found, Sindh, where 11 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent are found. Not including Pakistan it exists in 165 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 26 percent are found and Sudan, where 7 percent are found.
Abbas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abbas has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Abbas surname grew 295,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 34,969 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abbas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Abbas last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (67%) in Kenya, Shiite (56%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abbas surname are 9.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.03% registered with the party.
The amount Abbas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.01% less than the national average, earning €6,903 per year; in Norway they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning 287,747 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.82% more than the national average, earning R 341,760 per year; in United States they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $47,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abbas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas in the Georgian language | ||
| აბბას | abbas | - |
| Abbas in the Marathi language | ||
| बास | basa | 91.48 |
| आबास | abasa | 4.23 |
| अबास | abasa | 3.68 |
| बस | basa | 0.23 |
| ्बास | basa | 0.1 |
| बाबासो | babaso | 0.02 |
| बासी़ | basi | 0.01 |
| बाशु | basu | 0.01 |
| बासी | basi | 0.01 |
| बाशा | basa | 0.01 |
| अबासी | abasi | 0.01 |
| शाबास | sabasa | 0 |
| अबुब | abuba | 0 |
| आबासो | abaso | 0 |
| बासू | basu | 0 |
| िबस | ibasa | 0 |
| Abbas in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्बास | abbasa | 86.86 |
| अब़्बास | ababasa | 12.42 |
| अब्बस | abbasa | 0.3 |
| आब्बास | abbasa | 0.05 |
| अब्बास़ | abbasa | 0.02 |
| अब्बासी | abbasi | 0.01 |
| अब्वास | abvasa | 0.01 |
| अब्ब्ास | abbasa | 0 |
| अबास | abasa | 0 |
| अबस | abasa | 0 |
| अब्ब्स | abbsa | 0 |
| ्अब्बास | abbasa | 0 |
| अब्बल | abbala | 0 |
| अ़ब्बास | abbasa | 0 |
| ़अब्बास | abbasa | 0 |
| अब्बरा | abbara | 0 |
| अब्बार | abbara | 0 |
| Abbas in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺎﺱ | bas | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺱ | albas | 33.33 |
| Abbas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆବାସ | abasa | 51.11 |
| ଆବାସ୍ | abas | 17.78 |
| ଅାସ | aasa | 8.89 |
| ଆାସ | aasa | 6.67 |
| ଅବାସ୍ | abas | 6.67 |
| ଅବାସ | abasa | 2.22 |
| ଆବାଶ | abasa | 2.22 |
| ଅବବାସ | ababasa | 2.22 |
| ଆବବାସ | ababasa | 2.22 |
| Abbas in the Bengali language | ||
| আব্বাস | abbasa | 51.02 |
| আব্বাছ | abbacha | 40.82 |
| আবাস | abasa | 2.04 |
| আব্বাস্ | abbas | 2.04 |
| আববাস | ababasa | 2.04 |
| আব্বস | abbasa | 2.04 |
| Abbas in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޢައްބާސ | abas | 42.86 |
| ްޢައްބާސް | abas | 42.86 |
| އައްބާސ | abas | 14.29 |
| Abbas in the Russian language | ||
| Аббас | abbas | - |
| Abbas in the Arabic language | ||
| عبّاس | bas | - |
| العباس | albas | - |
| عباس | bas | - |
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