Abbass Surname

11,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Abbass Surname User-submission:

A common Arabic name meaning 'lion'.

Abbass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan19,8801:1,887271
Egypt10,4641:8,7861,075
Pakistan8,9091:20,0521,160
Saudi Arabia3,1801:9,7031,356
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Nigeria7001:253,06114,603
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Niger2581:74,3883,311
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Canada1951:188,95218,643
South Africa1901:285,14627,904
India1621:4,734,971120,979
England1531:364,17025,923
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Mauritania811:50,5543,714
Australia721:374,94030,993
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
France131:5,109,440259,941
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Israel111:777,96750,646
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Wales51:618,90625,852
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Abbass (9,320) may also be a first name.

Abbass Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A common Arabic name meaning 'lion'.

- abbas

Abbass Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abbass Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abbass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺎﺱ, Hindi: अब्बास, Marathi: बास, Russian: Аббасс) is found most in Sudan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbass? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,788th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 152,952 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Abbass are found; 65 percent are found in North Africa and 64 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 64,239th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,320 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Sudan, where it is carried by 19,880 people, or 1 in 1,887. Apart from Sudan this last name is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 19 percent reside.

Abbass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abbass has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abbass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Abbass surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Abbass surname are 2.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.94% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbasse92163/
Aabbass9220/
Abbaass926/
Habbass925/
Abbassh922/
Abbasss922/
Abbas912,887,702/
Aabbaass861/
Habbasse861/
Habbas832,027/
Gabbas83863/
Abbash83446/
Aabbas83323/
Abbaas83254/
Abbase83160/
Abbais8353/
Abbast8319/
Abbasd8318/
Abbads8316/
Abbhas8310/
Abbasx835/
Eabbas834/
Asbbas833/
Aubbas833/
Abhbas833/
Aibbas832/
Abbasz832/
Abbats831/
Abbaus831/
Abbasp831/
Avbass831/
Ab'bas831/
Abbeas830/
Abba80489,537/
Abbassova8020/
Habbash77541/
Abbashe7712/
Gabbais775/
Abbouss774/
Oubbass774/
Abuassd771/
Aabbase771/
Ashbbas771/
Abbosse771/
Abbaase771/
Gabbash771/
Habbase771/
Habbazs771/
Abbeash771/
Abbad7357,693/
Abbaz736,913/
Habba733,571/
Gabba732,475/
Abbay731,908/
Abbaa73756/
Abbai73530/
Abwas73277/
Abbat73268/
Abvas73252/
Avbas73124/
Abbha7369/
Abbaj7349/
Abbos7349/
Ebbas7326/
Aabba7318/
Abboa7313/
Abuas7313/
Abbau7312/
Obbas736/
Abbás735/
Awbas733/
Abbax733/
Abbea732/
Abbàs731/
Abhba731/
Atbba731/
Abbasova7175,944/
Abbasová7119/
Abbasowa7110/
Gabbay671,576/
Habbaz671,258/
Habbad67721/
Abbach67606/
Gabbai67519/
Habbat67482/
Gaybba67206/
Gabbaz67170/
Aabbaz67137/
Habbaj67137/
Abbatt67126/
Abbots67122/
Abbosh67111/
Habbai67104/
Hobbas6727/
Habbasova6722/
Abbadd6721/
Aabbad6714/
Abbeys6712/
Abbous6711/
Ahabba679/
Aitbba679/
Abbace675/
Hebbas675/
Abbaid674/
Abwase674/
Abuads674/
Auwbas673/
Abbaut673/
Abuase673/
Gabbaï673/
Abbhad673/
Abbaha673/
Abvash672/
Abbeau672/
Obboss672/
Abbaih672/
Habbay672/
Gabbos672/
Abbaud672/
Abboos672/
Aabbaj672/
Gabbau671/
Gaubba671/
Abbaai671/
Abbaasova671/
Aabbasova671/
Abhvas671/
Ağbbasova671/
Abbaat671/
Abuoss671/
Aibbat671/
Abbait671/
Abbazz671/
Abwash671/
Oubbas671/
Abwasd671/
Abbaad671/
Abbaaz671/
Haibba671/
Habwas671/
Gobbas670/

Abbass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abbass in the Hindi language
अब्बासabbasa-
Abbass in the Marathi language
बासbasa-
Abbass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺎﺱbas82.86
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺱalbas17.14
Abbass in the Russian language
Аббассabbass-

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