Abbay Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Abbay Surname Definition:

 a form of Abbé. See Abbott.

Abbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Philippines1701:595,51964,950
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Niger211:913,90620,544
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden151:656,45048,545
India101:76,706,538639,611
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Abbay (5,039) may also be a first name.

Abbay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

 a form of Abbé. See Abbott.

The Norman People (1874)

Abbay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abbay (Arabic: الصبعى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻲ, Hindi: अब्बाय, Marathi: बाय) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abbay.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbay? popularity and diffusion

Abbay is the 215,348th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. Abbay is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Abbay live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 95,767th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 5,039 people.

The surname Abbay is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Other than Ethiopia Abbay occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Abbay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abbay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abbay last name increased 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abbay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abbay last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Abbay earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.92% less than the national average, earning $19,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabbay911,576/
Abbayo911,350/
Abbaye911,023/
Abbaya9195/
Abbayu916/
Habbay912/
Abba89489,537/
Abby891,572/
Abbayat8324/
Gabbayi8312/
Abbayee835/
Gabbayu833/
Abbayas832/
Habbaye832/
Abbajiy831/
Habbayi831/
Gabbayo831/
Abbayes831/
Abbayie831/
Abbayyo831/
Abbayaa831/
Abbas802,887,702/
Abbad8057,693/
Abbey8051,763/
Abbaz806,913/
Habba803,571/
Gabba802,475/
Abbaa80756/
Abbai80530/
Ebbay80311/
Gabby80270/
Abbat80268/
Habby80198/
Abboy80145/
Abbha8069/
Abbaj8049/
Aabba8018/
Abbuy8016/
Abboa8013/
Aubby8012/
Abbau8012/
Obbay8011/
Abway8010/
Aebba808/
Abbye807/
Abbae805/
Eabby802/
Asbby802/
Abbea802/
Awbay801/
Abbhy801/
Abbys801/
Abhba801/
Abuay801/
Atbba801/
Haibbaye7715/
Abbayeed772/
Abbayaya771/
Abbass7347,646/
Habbas732,027/
Abuayh731,708/
Habbaz731,258/
Gabuay73778/
Habbad73721/
Abbach73606/
Gabbai73519/
Habbat73482/
Abbash73446/
Gabbey73445/
Aabbas73323/
Abbaas73254/
Gaybba73206/
Abbaji73185/
Aabbaz73137/
Habbaj73137/
Abbatt73126/
Habbai73104/
Abbais7353/
Abuaya7329/
Abwayi7329/
Abbajo7324/
Abbadd7321/
Abboye7320/
Abbast7319/
Abbasd7318/
Abbads7316/
Aabbad7314/
Abbeys7312/
Abbiya7311/
Abbhas7310/
Abbeye739/
Ahabba739/
Abbaje739/
Abbaia739/
Aitbba739/
Abbiye738/
Abbaja737/
Abwaya736/
Ebbaya735/
Abbaju735/
Abwayo735/
Eabbas734/
Gabway734/
Abbaid734/
Abuaye734/
Abbouy734/
Habbiy734/
Habbey733/
Asbbas733/
Aubbas733/
Abbaut733/
Abbuyi733/
Abbeey733/
Abhbas733/
Gabbaï733/
Abbhad733/
Abbaha733/
Ebbaye732/
Gabbye732/
Obbaye732/
Abbaie732/
Abbaih732/
Gabbae732/
Aibbas732/
Abbaud732/
Aabbaj732/
Abbawe732/
Abbasz732/
Abbyss731/
Heabby731/
Hobbay731/
Gabbau731/
Gaubba731/
Gobbay731/
Haibby731/
Abbaai731/
Abbats731/
Abboja731/
Abbiey731/
Asbbey731/
Obbaya731/
Ĺabbey731/
Gaubby731/
Habbae731/
Gabboy731/
Abbaus731/
Abbeja731/
Abbeya731/
Abbiyo731/
Abbasp731/
Abbaat731/
Abwaye731/
Abuayo731/
Avbaya731/
Aubboy731/
Ab'bas731/
Aibbat731/
Abbait731/
Abbazz731/
Abbaad731/
Abbaaz731/
Awbaya731/
Haibba731/
Abbeas730/
Ashbby730/
Abbe6711,509/
Abua6710,618/
Abbi675,380/
Ebba673,088/
Abwa672,204/
Habbach67631/
Habbash67541/
Obba67276/
Gabbaji67227/
Ebby67166/
Abuayat67153/
Obby67143/
Abbé67132/
Abbà67127/
Abva6795/
Abbaaji6749/
Awba6740/
Hobbaye6734/
Aabbass6720/
Habbaid6719/
Ahabbad6717/
Abbá6715/
Habbaji6713/
Abuayeh6712/
Abbaaja6711/
Abuayed6710/
Abuayah679/
Habbuha679/
Abbajit678/
Avby676/
Abbaass676/
Habbass675/
Abbouya675/
Abbajee674/
Abbajoe674/
Abboyee674/
Abuhayd674/
Abvy674/
Abbachh673/
Gabbeya673/
Abbaova672/
Gabbaie672/
Abbassh672/
Abbasss672/
Abuayas672/
Abbj672/
Habbatt671/
Abhbhaj671/
Ashbbas671/
Assbbaa671/
Awby671/
Abbahjo671/
Hhabbad671/
Haybbat671/
Àbby671/
Habbuye671/
Gabuhay671/
Abbiyat671/
Abbouia671/
Abbouye671/
Abbouyi671/
Abuayad671/
Eabuaya671/
Habbeya671/
Ob'bayi671/
Habbaje671/
Habbath671/
Habbazs671/
Abbauja671/
Abbeash671/
Aubbach670/

Abbay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abbay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺑﻲaby-
Abbay in the Marathi language
बायbaya-
Abbay in the Hindi language
अब्बायabbaya80
अब़्बायababaya20
Abbay in the Arabic language
الصبعىalsby-

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