Abbay Surname
Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname
Abbay Surname Definition:
a form of Abbé. See Abbott.
Abbay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Philippines | 170 | 1:595,519 | 64,950 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
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.
Abbay Demographics
Average Abbay Salary in
United States
$46,823 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Abbay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻲ | aby | - |
| Abbay in the Marathi language | ||
| बाय | baya | - |
| Abbay in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्बाय | abbaya | 80 |
| अब़्बाय | ababaya | 20 |
| Abbay in the Arabic language | ||
| الصبعى | alsby | - |
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Footnotes
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