Abe Surname

856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Abe Surname Definition:

Diminutive of Ebenezer, in Roxburghshire pronounced Ebe.

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Abe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan547,6011:23321
Nigeria22,4831:7,879899
Ethiopia7,7271:12,6241,830
Cameroon6,4961:3,197387
Ivory Coast6,2061:3,718360
Philippines6,0191:16,8201,938
United States4,2201:85,8919,708
Brazil3,8711:55,3022,105
Thailand1,7061:41,4064,590
Indonesia1,6091:82,1938,686
Mauritania1,0891:3,760455
India7321:1,047,90443,663
Germany6601:121,97814,924
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Papua New Guinea3791:21,5142,300
Yemen3541:74,6485,117
Uganda3371:115,84411,167
England3131:178,01316,129
Singapore3001:18,359752
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Benin2661:38,8565,007
Canada2611:141,17114,531
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Peru1311:242,62710,153
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Mexico1041:1,193,52114,459
Taiwan981:239,2322,001
Iran881:872,52942,309
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Niger731:262,9048,243
Spain641:730,50131,369
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
Estonia461:28,7355,267
France421:1,581,493147,826
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Chile341:518,13213,148
Paraguay331:219,2953,965
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
China271:50,641,5392,733
Israel261:329,14027,831
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Austria161:532,21549,801
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Finland121:458,05828,977
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Congo91:554,34412,633
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Norway91:571,36544,190
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Guam81:20,0153,029
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

The alternate forms: Abé (58), Abè (8), Abê (2), Äbe (1) & Ábé (1) are calculated separately.

Abe (60,357) may also be a first name.

Abe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutive of Ebenezer, in Roxburghshire pronounced Ebe.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

From the Japanese: 安 (a) meaning 'peace' and 倍 (be) meaning 'multiple times'.

- raychik

Abe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺏ, Hindi: अबे, Marathi: आबे, Oriya: ଅେବ) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Abé, Abè, Abê, Äbe or Ábé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 856th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,827 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Abe live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Abe is also the 15,785th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 60,357 people.

Abe is most common in Japan, where it is held by 547,601 people, or 1 in 233. In Japan Abe is most common in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 13 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Barring Japan Abe occurs in 116 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.

Abe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abe last name increased 4,587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Abe last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Abe are 12.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,922 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.5% less than the national average, earning R 105,744 per year; in United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning $61,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abé8958/
Abè898/
Abê892/
Äbe891/
Abed86185,189/
Aber8620,087/
Abey8619,977/
Aube869,286/
Abie868,012/
Abes867,955/
Gabe866,989/
Habe863,659/
Abeh862,585/
Abee862,581/
Abei861,933/
Abet861,658/
Asbe861,380/
Abea861,307/
Aibe86954/
Abeş86873/
Abeu86694/
Abez86233/
Aabe86157/
Aybe86127/
Ajbe86122/
Ahbe86112/
Abhe8670/
Abep8645/
Abge8641/
Aebe8628/
Abej8627/
Abje8616/
Abée8613/
Eabe8610/
Atbe863/
Abeï863/
A'Be861/
Abèe861/
Ábé781/
Abeid7555,428/
Haber7521,341/
Asber7513,358/
Abeed7511,779/
Abeer758,782/
Gajbe757,565/
Habes753,766/
Aybey753,617/
Auber752,924/
Hasbe752,897/
Haibe752,889/
Habet752,456/
Gaube752,303/
Aabed752,246/
Gabey751,819/
Haybe751,493/
Abest75720/
Ayber75700/
Aubey75606/
Aibes75542/
Abeis75515/
Abead75509/
Aubie75426/
Abije75375/
Abeïd75367/
Haube75363/
Habed75359/
Habie75342/
Abess75325/
Abher75255/
Abbeh75248/
Abees75236/
Habeš75231/
Abeih75208/
Aibed75169/
Aubee75158/
Gabhe75147/
Habee75137/
Abech75136/
Abesh75118/
Aubet75110/
Abe'e75103/
Aajbe7598/
Aybet7596/
Haebe7579/
Gabee7578/
Ahube7577/
Gaibe7573/
Abeyd7572/
Aubes7569/
Asbee7565/
Abeey7563/
Ahbey7552/
Ahabe7551/
Habey7547/
Asbey7546/
Aasbe7546/
Aibie7546/
Asbed7541/
Hajbe7535/
Habej7535/
Aabøe7534/
Abett7533/
Ağbey7532/
Abieh7531/
Aubed7528/
Aybes7524/
Abeas7524/
Haabe7524/
Gabea7523/
Asbet7521/
Habea7520/
Gabei7520/
Aebie7519/
Abhed7518/
Aibet7517/
Abeit7517/
Aibeh7515/
Habeh7514/
Aebeh7514/
Abhey7513/
Habez7513/
Assbe7513/
Habeu7512/
Abets7512/
Asbes7511/
Abhet7511/
Aubée7511/
Ahbet7510/
Abhee7510/
Habep7510/
Abhei7510/
Habei759/
Aiber759/
Abiey759/
Abeîd758/
Gaybe757/
Abihe757/
Asbez757/
Gaabe757/
Abgeh757/
Atber757/
Abeej756/
Aibee756/
Aabey756/
Aabee756/
Eabes755/
Abedh755/
Aabes755/
Abeuh755/
A'Bed755/
Ashbe754/
Abi'e754/
Ahbei753/
Gabge753/
Abedd753/
Aberh752/
Abhes752/
Eabey752/
Eabie752/
Ajbhe752/
Eabea752/
Abeep752/
Abeys752/
Ajbed752/
Aberr752/
Aaber752/
Abiea752/
Aibge752/
Aybie752/
Abeez752/
Abesd752/
Abeiz751/
Eabez751/
Aabej751/
Aabge751/
Abeea751/
Abeyh751/
Abeyt751/
Abhej751/
Abhie751/
Ahbez751/
Aebei751/
Ajbee751/
Heabe751/
Aàbed751/
Abeee751/
Achbe751/
Aybea751/
Haíbe751/
Abehs751/
Aijbe751/
Ahbeh751/
Ajbeh751/
Abeet751/
Abejj751/
Abeat751/
Aaabe751/
Aabei751/
Abeïs751/
Abeïz751/
Eabed751/
Aubhe751/
Aybeh751/
Abeae751/
Asbei751/
Aebee751/
Aabez751/
Ahybe751/
Aihbe751/
Aybed751/
Eaber750/
Asbea750/
Eabet750/
Aba6776,887/
Awe6757,177/
Abi6756,618/
Obe6724,149/
Ebe6715,886/
Aby678,037/
Hauber676,484/
Habets674,762/
Ave674,064/
Haiber671,381/
Ashbee67848/
Habetz67485/
Gajbhe67293/
Ashbey67181/
Haaber67143/
Gaibee67142/
Aubets67137/
Hayber67121/
Habeer67111/
Habett67109/
Habech67101/
Abesht6793/
Hasbey6788/
Haibei6788/
Aabech6785/
Haybey6785/
Eabeid6764/
Habeed6756/
Habesh6746/
Hasbet6745/
Habije6742/
Easbey6741/
Aasbøe6737/
Aisbet6735/
Gaubey6733/
A'Beid6733/
Abj6733/
Haibeh6729/
Habeee6727/
Asbech6724/
Hajbeh6724/
Abeesh6722/
Achber6719/
Haybet6719/
Haabet6718/
Ashber6717/
Habees6717/
Aibech6717/
Aabeed6715/
Aabeid6714/
Aabesh6714/
Gaybey6713/
Haybei6713/
Aibeid6713/
Ahaibe6712/
Ashbes6711/
Gabeey6710/
Aubeid679/
Hasbee679/
Habeha679/
Ausber678/
Haibie678/
Abooie677/
Habess677/
Abhesh677/
Aubeed677/
Abá676/
Habeić676/
Gajbey676/
Hathbe675/
Gaubhe675/
Aabeer675/
Habgeh675/
Abeedh674/
Abheed674/
Asbeer674/
Haubet674/
Ahabeh674/
Aheibe674/
Abedss674/
Aubesh673/
A'Abed673/
Habead673/
Gaibei673/
Abeass673/
Abedtt673/
Ajbeea673/
Abooee672/
Ausbey672/
Asbher672/
Abeyth672/
Haubey672/
Haybes672/
Habeea672/
Habeej672/
Hasbei672/
Haibed672/
Habeez672/
Abeova672/
Gaybeh672/
Abı672/
Abheiz672/
Abí672/
Abujje672/
Asbeih672/
Habeas672/
Haybie672/
Abedth672/
Easbes672/
Hashbe671/
Eauber671/
Gajhbe671/
Haibey671/
Hajbee671/
Habeaz671/
Habeid671/
Haberh671/
Aasbee671/
Aabhge671/
Abeett671/
Abeich671/
Abeidh671/
Abhedh671/
Ahbett671/
Ahsbee671/
Aubead671/
Aubeas671/
Aubett671/
Gaibeh671/
Abehge671/
Abaije671/
Aijbee671/
Hatber671/
Hassbe671/
Habiea671/
Habbeh671/
Habeet671/
Hahube671/
Haibet671/
Gaabee671/
Gahbeh671/
Aibieh671/
Ajbeet671/
Aaabie671/
Abesth671/
Abetch671/
Abeysh671/
Abhett671/
Abý671/
Athbeh671/
Aubeit671/
Aubhee671/
Habeey671/
Haibee671/
Hahabe671/
Abeerh671/
Ashbea671/
Gajbeh671/
Habeep671/
Hasber670/
Hatbes670/
Heaber670/
Habeis670/
Gaibey670/
Athbey670/
Ashbei670/
Heabey670/
Habieh670/
Aubije670/
Achbee670/
Heabet670/

Abe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abe in the Oriya language
ଅେବaeba-
Abe in the Marathi language
आबेabe73.53
अबेabe20.59
ााबेaabe5.88
Abe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺏab65.37
ﺍﺏab11.87
ﺁﺑﻪabh9.92
ﺃﺏab5.06
ﺍﺑﻪabh2.14
ﺃﺑﻪabh1.75
ﻋﺒﺪbd0.97
ﻋﺒﻪbh0.58
ﺍﻋﺐab0.58
ﺁﺑﻮabw0.39
ﺀﺍﺏab0.19
ﺍﺑﻮabw0.19
ﺑﻴﻪbyh0.19
ﺁﺑﺎaba0.19
Abe in the Hindi language
अबेabe62.96
आबेabe35.8
ाबेabe1.23

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