Abbass Surname
Approximately 47,646 people bear this surname
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A common Arabic name meaning 'lion'.
Abbass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 19,880 | 1:1,887 | 271 |
| Egypt | 10,464 | 1:8,786 | 1,075 |
| Pakistan | 8,909 | 1:20,052 | 1,160 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,180 | 1:9,703 | 1,356 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Nigeria | 700 | 1:253,061 | 14,603 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Niger | 258 | 1:74,388 | 3,311 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| Canada | 195 | 1:188,952 | 18,643 |
| South Africa | 190 | 1:285,146 | 27,904 |
| India | 162 | 1:4,734,971 | 120,979 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Mauritania | 81 | 1:50,554 | 3,714 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Abbass (9,320) may also be a first name.
Abbass Surname Meaning
Abbass Demographics
Abbass Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abbass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abbass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺎﺱ, Hindi: अब्बास, Marathi: बास, Russian: Аббасс) occurs most in Sudan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbass? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abbass is the 11,788th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 152,952 people. The surname Abbass is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Abbass live; 65 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Abbass is also the 64,239th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 9,320 people.
It is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 19,880 people, or 1 in 1,887. Apart from Sudan it is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Pakistan, where 19 percent are found.
Abbass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Abbass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abbass last name grew 3,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abbass Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Abbass surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Abbass last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Abbass earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning R 206,556 per year; in United States they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $39,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $47,180 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abbass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbass in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्बास | abbasa | - |
| Abbass in the Marathi language | ||
| बास | basa | - |
| Abbass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺎﺱ | bas | 82.86 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺱ | albas | 17.14 |
| Abbass in the Russian language | ||
| Аббасс | abbass | - |
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