Abbs Surname

105,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
England

Abbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham' or 'Abel,' from nick. Abb or Abbie. This was a familiar Norfolk surname as Abbys or Abbes. To-day it is familiar in the same county as Abbs.

William fil. Abi, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Abbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,8901:94,5213,094
England9391:59,3387,079
United States7731:468,89939,909
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Australia861:313,90427,145
India171:45,121,493474,784
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Wales51:618,90625,852
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5271:46,2535,734
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Abbs (633) may also be a first name.

Abbs 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' or 'Abel,' from nick. Abb or Abbie. This was a familiar Norfolk surname as Abbys or Abbes. To-day it is familiar in the same county as Abbs.

William fil. Abi, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Abson, 1379: Poll Tax of' Yorkshire.

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

Probably a nickname of Abraham; so Tibbs from Theobald, and Watts from Walter. To the similar name Abbes are assigned the arms, "a lady abbess, proper !"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Frisian, Abbo; in the Domesday Book, Api, Appe, Aba, Abba, Abo; from the German, Aber, Ahber, Haber; from the Dutch, Abas, Abbing, Appij; from the Flemish, Abas, Abs, Abts; from the Danish, Aabye, Abo; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The family of Abbs is now best represented around Norwich. The name has not strayed far during four centuries, since we learn that an old Buxton family of Abbys or Abbes possessed the manor of Levishagh in that parish, from 1480 to the end of the following century (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Abbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abbs (Hindi: अब्बास, Russian: Аббс) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 105,519th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,642,449 people. The last name Abbs is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Abbs are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 330,859th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 633 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 94,521. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 89 percent live, Punjab, where 10 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Abbs exists in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Abbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abbs has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 696 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Abbs last name is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Abbs surname are 20.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Abbs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $45,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabbs8985/
Habbs899/
Abbss897/
Abbsh896/
Abbås895/
Abbse893/
Aabbs893/
Abbsz891/
Abbhs891/
Eabbs890/
Abb864,809/
D'Abbs804/
Habbst801/
Haibbs800/
Haubbs800/
Gabb752,429/
Ebbs752,418/
Abbt75198/
Habb7562/
Abbd7513/
Obbs759/
Abbh756/
Aibb755/
Abbp755/
Awbs753/
Abbj752/
Avbs752/
Abbc751/
Aabb751/
Abvs751/
Aybb751/
Abbz751/
Atbb751/
Ajbb751/
Abbsova7362/
Abbsová731/
Hobbs6799,708/
Aibeb67372/
Hebbs67227/
Gobbs6745/
Ahabb676/
Haabb675/
Abbtt674/
Haibb673/
Haybb671/
Habıb671/
Eibbs671/
Heabb670/
Haubb670/

Abbs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abbs in the Hindi language
अब्बासabbasa66.67
अबासabasa33.33
Abbs in the Russian language
Аббсabbs-

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