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 surname Abbay (Arabic: الصبعى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻲ, Hindi: अब्बाय, Marathi: बाय) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,348th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,819,469 people. The surname Abbay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Abbay reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abbay is also the 95,767th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 5,039 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Abbay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abbay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abbay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abbay surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the 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/
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Abbaud732/
Aabbaj732/
Abbawe732/
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Abbyss731/
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Hobbay731/
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Haibby731/
Abbaai731/
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Abbiey731/
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Obbaya731/
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Abbeya731/
Abbiyo731/
Abbasp731/
Abbaat731/
Abwaye731/
Abuayo731/
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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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