Abbasi Surname

971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran284,0901:27016
Pakistan191,5391:933145
Saudi Arabia34,3441:89859
India7,9531:96,4506,354
Egypt7,9011:11,6361,390
Jordan4,7251:1,871336
Bangladesh3,9651:40,1912,350
United States3,1621:114,63012,392
England1,8841:29,5743,980
United Arab Emirates1,5631:5,862748
Tanzania1,3441:39,3914,513
Canada9171:40,1815,016
Bahrain8381:1,609228
Iraq8281:42,2971,785
Oman7001:5,269746
Afghanistan5211:61,7141,977
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Kuwait3861:9,8461,349
Sweden2781:35,4202,866
Palestine2691:16,9102,879
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
Germany1961:410,74237,603
Yemen1661:159,1897,721
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Tunisia1331:4,591727
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Algeria1091:354,41831,893
Thailand991:713,519117,929
Azerbaijan971:99,4753,449
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Spain741:631,78428,875
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Norway491:104,94514,093
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Syria481:402,1054,905
Turkey451:1,729,36563,766
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Belgium431:267,36432,244
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
France271:2,460,101186,232
Israel261:329,14027,831
China251:54,692,8632,965
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Austria211:405,49741,758
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Finland211:261,74820,300
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Wales131:238,04114,239
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Nepal111:2,589,1789,158
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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.

- cazimi

The 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.abbasi

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbassi9240,347/
Aabbasi9212,361/
Abbashi92188/
Habbasi9237/
Abbasie9225/
Abbaasi9224/
Abbasit9213/
Abbasai925/
Abbhasi925/
Abbadsi924/
Abbasei924/
Gabbasi924/
Abbasis923/
Abbasui923/
Asbbasi923/
Abbasid922/
Abbasoi922/
Abbaisi921/
Ăbbăsi891/
Habbassi86318/
Aabbassi86213/
Gabbassi86207/
Abbassid86171/
Habbashi8613/
Abbasaid865/
Abbassie863/
Abbashie861/
Gabbasih861/
Abbasich861/
Abbasshi861/
Abbeassi861/
Abbasish861/
Abbasssi861/
Abbaci836,987/
Abbasy831,871/
Abbaji83185/
Abbase83160/
Abbazi83144/
Abuasi83106/
Abwasi8398/
Abbasa8396/
Abvasi8353/
Ebbasi8316/
Obbasi8314/
Abbagi838/
Avbasi834/
Abbosi831/
Abbaxi831/
Abbassa777,273/
Abbassy772,690/
Abuassi77438/
Abbasha77201/
Habbazi77191/
Abbasse77163/
Abbachi77112/
Abbaaji7749/
Abbasey7746/
Abbessi7742/
Abbadji7726/
Abbasee7714/
Abbaisa7714/
Habbaji7713/
Abbashe7712/
Abbajit778/
Abbaser778/
Abbaset775/
Abbasoa774/
Abbasay774/
Habbasa773/
Abboshi772/
Abbazzi772/
Habbaci771/
Habbagi771/
Abbajiy771/
Aabbase771/
Hebbasi771/
Habbesi771/
Abbasza771/
Abbaase771/
Aabbazi771/
Abwaasi771/
Avbassi771/
Habbase771/
Abbagit771/
Abbotsi771/
Abbassaggi7527/
Abbasher717,520/
Habbachi71451/
Abboushi71420/
Hebbassi71376/
Abboussi71126/
Abbahaji7112/
Abbassey7110/
Abuhashi719/
Habbessi719/
Habbasha719/
Abbassoy715/
Abbasset712/
Habbaggi711/
Abbasaya711/
Abbassee711/
Habbaasa711/
Habbassy711/
Gabbasse711/
Abbatchi711/
Abbasest711/
Abbasgeh711/
Abbadjid711/
Abbadjit711/
Habbasse711/
Abbadchi711/
Abbessie711/
Obuasi67655/
Abbazy67278/
Avvasi67137/
Abbaze6752/
Abbage6737/
Abboji6732/
Abbaza6721/
Abwazi6721/
Avwasi6716/
Abwosi6711/
Habboushi679/
Abbaje679/
Abuosi679/
Abuazi676/
Abbace675/
Obwasi675/
Abwase674/
Abbosa674/
Awbasa673/
Abuase673/
Abuhasish672/
Abbese672/
Habboussi671/
Habbaiche671/
Abbeazziz671/
Habbaichi671/
Habbarzai671/
Afuasi671/
Abbasjooy671/
Abbahachi671/
Abwasa671/
Abvashish671/
Apuasi671/
Abbeci671/
Abuasa671/
Abvazi671/

Abbasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abbasi in the Marathi language
बासीbasi97.49
अबालीabali0.4
बासीानbasiana0.2
अबीसीabisi0.2
अबासीabasi0.1
कपासीkapasi0.1
Abbasi in the Hindi language
अब्बासीabbasi92.01
अब़्बासीababasi7.18
अब्बसीabbasi0.31
अव्वासीavvasi0.11
अबबासीababasi0.06
अब्बासabbasa0.03
अब्ब्बासीabbbasi0.03
अब्बासी़abbasi0.03
बब्बासीbabbasi0.03
अबासीabasi0.03
अब़्ब़्ासीababaasi0.03
आब़्बासीababasi0.03
अब्बासिabbasi0.03
आब्बासीabbasi0.03
अब़्बसीababasi0.03
Abbasi in the Oriya language
ସୀsi50
ଅାସୀaasi50
Abbasi in the Russian language
Аббасиabbasi-
Abbasi in the Arabic language
عباسيbasy-
العباسيalbasy-
عباسىbasy-

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