Abbé Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Monaco

Abbé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abbé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
France231:2,887,944200,772
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Abbe (11,509) are calculated separately.

Abbé (236) may also be a first name.

Abbé Last Name Facts

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

Abbé is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may occur as: Abbe. For other potential spellings of Abbé click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbé? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abbé is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Abbé live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Abbé is also the 583,008th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 236 people.

It is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 101,394. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Valais, where 49 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 37 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbe9211,509/
Abbés8911/
Gabbé891/
Habbé891/
Abba75489,537/
Abbi755,380/
Abby751,572/
Abbá7515/
Abbj752/
Obbé751/
Abbey6751,763/
Abbes6731,110/
Habba673,571/
Gabbi672,498/
Habbi672,063/
Abbay671,908/
Abbed671,687/
Abbie67893/
Habbe67767/
Abbaa67756/
Abbet67655/
Abbai67530/
Gabbe67519/
Abbid67410/
Gabby67270/
Abbis67245/
Habby67198/
Abber67180/
Abbih67168/
Abbit67167/
Abboy67145/
Abbha6769/
Abbio6768/
Abbaj6749/
Abbez6747/
Abbei6740/
Abbee6736/
Abbhi6730/
Abbès6719/
Aabba6718/
Abbuy6716/
Abboa6713/
Aubby6712/
Abboi6710/
Abbuj676/
Abbeu675/
Abbês674/
Aibbe673/
Abboj673/
Abbiz672/
Gobbé672/
Abbui672/
Aubbi672/
Atbbi672/
Eabby672/
Asbby672/
Abbea672/
Aibbi671/
Ahbbe671/
Abbys671/
Abhba671/
Aybbe671/
Aabbi671/
Aybbi671/
Aabbe671/
Abbäs671/
Hobbé671/
Abbhy671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abbé
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