Abbet Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Abbet Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham,' from the nick. Abb, and diminutive Abb-ot. It is all but certain that the majority of our Abbotts, although bearing a conventual title, are thus descended. Abraham was a favourite name in the 13th century.

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Abbet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4491:18,2922,999
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Congo51:997,81917,129
England51:11,143,612252,590
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Abbet (78) may also be a first name.

Abbet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham,' from the nick. Abb, and diminutive Abb-ot. It is all but certain that the majority of our Abbotts, although bearing a conventual title, are thus descended. Abraham was a favourite name in the 13th century. Abel was also popular, and may have shared the parentage.

(2) Offic, or nickname, 'the Abbot.'

Henry Abbod, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Abbod, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Adam Abbot, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Juliana Abbot, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Margareta Abbot, Cambridgeshire ibid.

1700. Married — Edward Sanders and Anne Abbitt: St. Antholin, London.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Abbet Last Name Facts

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

Abbet (Russian: Аббет) has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 501,935th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Abbet reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 78 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 18,292. In Switzerland Abbet is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Valais, where 71 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 17 percent live and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 7 percent live. Excluding Switzerland Abbet is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Abbet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abbet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abbet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Abbet surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Abbet earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbett911,260/
Habbet9133/
Gabbet917/
Abbest914/
Abbete912/
Abbiet911/
Abbeth910/
Abbe8911,509/
Gabbett83325/
Abbetts839/
Abbeate831/
Habbets831/
Habbett830/
Gabbeth830/
Habbest830/
Abbey8051,763/
Abbes8031,110/
Abbed801,687/
Abbie80893/
Habbe80767/
Gabbe80519/
Abber80180/
Abbit80167/
Abbez8047/
Abbei8040/
Abbee8036/
Abbeu805/
Ebbet803/
Aibbe803/
Abbea802/
Ahbbe801/
Abuet801/
Aabbe801/
Abwet801/
Aybbe801/
Gabbeitt7721/
Habbecht770/
Abbitt73999/
Ebbett73613/
Abuest73566/
Habbes73524/
Gabbey73445/
Habbit73124/
Abbess73121/
Gabbei7389/
Gobbet7351/
Abouet7336/
Hobbet7333/
Habber7328/
Gabuet7327/
Gabbeh7326/
Abwete7321/
Habbie7317/
Abbeih7314/
Abbeys7312/
Hawbet7311/
Habbed7310/
Abbhie739/
Abbech738/
Gabbit735/
Habbej735/
Habbep734/
Obbiet734/
Abbhed734/
Habbey733/
Abbeey733/
Abbesh732/
Aibbes732/
Abbeer732/
Abuhet732/
Habbez731/
Obbett731/
Ebbeit731/
Abbajt731/
Abbeid731/
Abbith731/
Abboit731/
Abweit731/
Abhber731/
Abbiey731/
Asbbey731/
Ĺabbey731/
Abbite731/
Abbait731/
Abbesd731/
Abbits730/
Hebbet730/
Abuett730/
Abbeas730/
Abbitz730/
Gaibbe730/
Gaubbe730/
Abba67489,537/
Abbi675,380/
Abby671,572/
Gobbett67319/
Abbé67132/
Aubouet6764/
Hawbett6759/
Obbe6729/
Habbitt6724/
Habbits6723/
Abbá6715/
Habbech675/
Abbitts673/
Gabbitt673/
Hobbett673/
Eabbitt672/
Avbe672/
Abbj672/
Gaubvet671/
Abbeesh671/
Abweitt671/
Habbess671/
Abbeash671/
Abbicht670/
Hebbett670/
Abboitt670/
Abbitte670/

Abbet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abbet in the Russian language
Аббетabbet-

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