Abbasi Surname
Approximately 550,303 people bear this surname
Abbasi Surname User-submission:
Abbasi (عباسی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Abbas and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Abbas.
Abbasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 284,090 | 1:270 | 16 |
| Pakistan | 191,539 | 1:933 | 145 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,344 | 1:898 | 59 |
| India | 7,953 | 1:96,450 | 6,354 |
| Egypt | 7,901 | 1:11,636 | 1,390 |
| Jordan | 4,725 | 1:1,871 | 336 |
| Bangladesh | 3,965 | 1:40,191 | 2,350 |
| United States | 3,162 | 1:114,630 | 12,392 |
| England | 1,884 | 1:29,574 | 3,980 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,563 | 1:5,862 | 748 |
| Tanzania | 1,344 | 1:39,391 | 4,513 |
| Canada | 917 | 1:40,181 | 5,016 |
| Bahrain | 838 | 1:1,609 | 228 |
| Iraq | 828 | 1:42,297 | 1,785 |
| Oman | 700 | 1:5,269 | 746 |
| Afghanistan | 521 | 1:61,714 | 1,977 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Kuwait | 386 | 1:9,846 | 1,349 |
| Sweden | 278 | 1:35,420 | 2,866 |
| Palestine | 269 | 1:16,910 | 2,879 |
| Qatar | 237 | 1:9,949 | 1,090 |
| Germany | 196 | 1:410,742 | 37,603 |
| Yemen | 166 | 1:159,189 | 7,721 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Tunisia | 133 | 1:4,591 | 727 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Algeria | 109 | 1:354,418 | 31,893 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| Azerbaijan | 97 | 1:99,475 | 3,449 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Spain | 74 | 1:631,784 | 28,875 |
| Denmark | 69 | 1:81,807 | 7,949 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:86,352 | 6,198 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Ireland | 50 | 1:94,179 | 5,191 |
| Norway | 49 | 1:104,945 | 14,093 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Syria | 48 | 1:402,105 | 4,905 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Ăbbăsi (1) are calculated separately.
Abbasi (11,845) may also be a first name.
Abbasi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Abbasi (عباسی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Abbas and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Abbas.
- cazimiThe Abbasid dynasty are descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 CE), from whom the dynasty takes its name.
- waqas.abbasiAbbasi Demographics
Average Male Abbasi Height
173.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Abbasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abbasi (Arabic: عباسي, Hindi: अब्बासी, Marathi: बासी, Oriya: ସୀ, Russian: Аббаси) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ăbbăsi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbasi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 971st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,243 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Abbasi live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Abbasi is also the 54,690th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 11,845 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 284,090 people, or 1 in 270. In Iran Abbasi is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent live, Fars Province, where 9 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 35 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.
Abbasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Abbasi surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.11% being registered with the political party.
The amount Abbasi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning 308,223 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.81% less than the national average, earning R 114,528 per year; in United States they earn 24.13% more than the national average, earning $53,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $54,158 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abbasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbasi in the Marathi language | ||
| बासी | basi | 97.49 |
| अबाली | abali | 0.4 |
| बासीान | basiana | 0.2 |
| अबीसी | abisi | 0.2 |
| अबासी | abasi | 0.1 |
| कपासी | kapasi | 0.1 |
| Abbasi in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्बासी | abbasi | 92.01 |
| अब़्बासी | ababasi | 7.18 |
| अब्बसी | abbasi | 0.31 |
| अव्वासी | avvasi | 0.11 |
| अबबासी | ababasi | 0.06 |
| अब्बास | abbasa | 0.03 |
| अब्ब्बासी | abbbasi | 0.03 |
| अब्बासी़ | abbasi | 0.03 |
| बब्बासी | babbasi | 0.03 |
| अबासी | abasi | 0.03 |
| अब़्ब़्ासी | ababaasi | 0.03 |
| आब़्बासी | ababasi | 0.03 |
| अब्बासि | abbasi | 0.03 |
| आब्बासी | abbasi | 0.03 |
| अब़्बसी | ababasi | 0.03 |
| Abbasi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୀ | si | 50 |
| ଅାସୀ | aasi | 50 |
| Abbasi in the Russian language | ||
| Аббаси | abbasi | - |
| Abbasi in the Arabic language | ||
| عباسي | basy | - |
| العباسي | albasy | - |
| عباسى | basy | - |
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