Abbate Surname

24,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Abbate Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who was a member of an abbot's entourage.

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Abbate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy14,8231:4,126419
United States3,9381:92,04110,347
Argentina1,0231:41,7823,506
France4371:151,99723,578
Brazil3511:609,89822,713
Paraguay1361:53,2111,508
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
Venezuela1051:287,6586,746
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Canada961:383,80834,152
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Uruguay701:49,0255,488
Australia661:409,02632,879
England521:1,071,50151,923
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Chile301:587,21614,299
Israel211:407,50632,346
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
China61:227,886,92811,701
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Abbaté (1) are calculated separately.

Abbate (154) may also be a first name.

Abbate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who was a member of an abbot's entourage.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from a nickname, meaning 'abbot' (responsible for a monastery), or from particularity of the attitude of the progenitor.

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Abbate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abbate is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Abbaté. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbate? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,944th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 336,825 people. The surname Abbate is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Abbate are found; 69 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Italic Europe. Abbate is also the 740,891st most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 154 people.

The surname Abbate is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 14,823 people, or 1 in 4,126. In Italy Abbate is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 31 percent reside, Sicily, where 31 percent reside and Lazio, where 11 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Abbate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abbate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abbate surname rose 196,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abbate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abbate last name are 7.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Abbate earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning €27,984 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.74% less than the national average, earning R 45,768 per year; in Colombia they earn 114.21% more than the national average, earning $48,632,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning $64,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbaté941/
Abbatte9265/
Abbates924/
Aabbate923/
Abbatie921/
Habbate921/
Abbeate921/
Abbat91268/
Abbasteh865/
D'Abbate861/
Abbatess861/
Habbat83482/
Abwate83292/
Abbatt83126/
Abbata8378/
Abbath8356/
Gabbat8320/
Abuate8319/
Abbast8319/
Abbaty839/
Ebbate837/
Abbaut833/
Abbete832/
Abbajt831/
Abbats831/
Abbaat831/
Abbote831/
Aibbat831/
Abbait831/
Abboute77467/
Abbatoy77133/
Abbatti7748/
Abbasti7718/
Gabbatt7716/
Abbotte7712/
Abbathi776/
Abbatay775/
Ebbatte771/
Abbetey771/
Habbath771/
Aabbati771/
Abbatta771/
Habbata771/
Haybbat771/
Abwaute771/
Abbatoi771/
Habbatt771/
Abbad7357,693/
Abbot734,176/
Abuatieh719/
Habbatuy714/
Abbattai714/
Abbatova711/
Abbayata711/
Abbott67121,216/
Habbad67721/
Abbout67660/
Abbots67122/
Abuata6785/
Abboth6724/
Abbadd6721/
Abwata6719/
Abbasd6718/
Abboty6717/
Abbads6716/
Aabbad6714/
Abuattieh679/
Abuashteh678/
Abuathieh677/
Gobbat676/
Hobbat676/
Abboti676/
Gabbad675/
Abbaid674/
Gabbot674/
Habbot673/
Abbhad673/
Abbaud672/
Abbattist671/
Abbeid671/
Abbodt671/
Abwati671/
Abuatherh671/
Abboot671/
Abboit671/
Obbote671/
Abbaad671/

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