Abs Surname

102,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Belgium

Abs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Germany2831:284,47229,719
Brazil1801:1,189,30241,172
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
France1151:577,58977,507
United States871:4,166,195223,594
India781:9,834,172191,207
Israel671:127,72613,864
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada461:800,99162,809
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
China101:136,732,1577,199
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Abs (2,120) may also be a first name.

Abs Last Name Facts

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

Abs (Arabic: عبس, Hindi: एबीएस) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,812th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,591,515 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Abs reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 23 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Abs is also the 163,225th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 2,120 people.

This surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 160,804. Beside Bangladesh this surname exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.

Abs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Abs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Abs last name grew 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abs last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abs earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning 342,102 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning $32,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $45,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabs86176/
Absh86126/
Abse8694/
Habs8686/
Abss8667/
Abst8641/
Aabs867/
Eabs866/
Aebs865/
Abhs862/
Aubs862/
Absd862/
Abps862/
Absz861/
Aibs861/
Ab's861/
Asbs861/
Absj861/
Absx861/
Ab8019,233/
Abshe753,393/
Habsh75124/
Absch75103/
Haubs7593/
Habse7551/
Haabs7514/
Habsc7510/
Aubst757/
Absse755/
Gaabs753/
Abhss753/
Abd S752/
Habss752/
Attbs751/
Aabss751/
Ashbs751/
Gabsh751/
Haybs751/
Abszd751/
Gabss751/
Eabss751/
Absss751/
Aebps751/
Asbhs751/
Habst750/
Abd6726,054/
Hab6713,973/
Abt679,188/
Aab678,542/
Asp676,363/
Abc675,946/
Aub675,715/
Gab672,802/
Aib672,417/
Asb67661/
Afs67501/
Aps67460/
Abz67426/
Aws67384/
Ebs67317/
Gabsch67174/
Obs67174/
Habsch67165/
Ayb6779/
Ajb6768/
Avs6752/
Abh6741/
Haubst6741/
Abj6733/
Atb6725/
Habsse6715/
Eab6714/
Habshe6714/
Abscht6713/
Ahb6710/
Abp675/
Abx673/
Abı672/
Öbs671/
Abû671/
Gaubsz671/
Haibsh671/
Haabsh671/
Abshch671/

Abs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abs in the Hindi language
एबीएसebi'esa-
Abs in the Arabic language
عبسbs-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abs
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