Absi Surname

87,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Absi Surname User-submission:

The last name comes from the Banu Abs tribe (Arabic: بنو عبس‎, "sons of ʿAbs"). They are an ancient Bedouin tribe from central Arabia. From this tribe comes the famous classical love and war story of Antar and Abla.

Absi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,8211:21,2143,889
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Canada891:413,99536,402
Peru621:512,64714,327
France511:1,302,406132,002
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Tunisia391:15,6572,537
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Syria251:772,0416,079
Jordan221:401,92912,166
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
India101:76,706,538639,611
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England91:6,190,895170,599
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Absi (266) may also be a first name.

Absi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The last name comes from the Banu Abs tribe (Arabic: بنو عبس‎, "sons of ʿAbs"). They are an ancient Bedouin tribe from central Arabia. From this tribe comes the famous classical love and war story of Antar and Abla.

- akmabsi

Absi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Absi (Arabic: عبسى, Hindi: अबसी, Russian: Абси) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Absi? popularity and diffusion

Absi is the 87,898th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,332,275 people. The surname Absi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Absi are found; 55 percent are found in North Africa and 48 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 545,281st most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 266 people.

The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 1,821 people, or 1 in 21,214. In Algeria Absi is mostly concentrated in: Naâma Province, where 31 percent reside, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 19 percent reside and El Oued Province, where 15 percent reside. Barring Algeria this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent reside and Morocco, where 14 percent reside.

Absi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Absi surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Absi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 10.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,291 per year; in United States they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $42,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.87% more than the national average, earning $59,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abssi897,062/
Habsi896,487/
Gabsi892,306/
Absie89983/
Absai89136/
Abshi8950/
Absih8913/
Absit895/
Absei894/
Absip891/
Abhsi891/
Absoi891/
Aubsi891/
Aabsi891/
Absis891/
Absyi891/
Habsyi802,147/
Absieh801,368/
Habshi80751/
Abshiz80374/
Habsji8070/
Abshit8064/
Habsih8025/
Abseit8022/
Absaid8020/
Gabshi8020/
Abshai8015/
Abshie809/
Gabssi806/
Habsid805/
Abshid805/
Habssi804/
Abhsie802/
Habsai802/
Abseid802/
Absait801/
Absiey801/
Absitt801/
Habsei801/
Habsie801/
Abseih801/
Abshis801/
Aabshi801/
Abssai801/
Habsit801/
Abshei801/
Gabsai801/
Absa751,967/
Abci75447/
Absy75313/
Afsi75192/
Abji75145/
Apsi75118/
Abse7594/
Abzi7572/
Obsi7535/
Ebsi7528/
Awsi7521/
Abgi7518/
Avsi753/
Abxi752/
Absé751/
Habshyi73148/
Hasbsyi7341/
Gabshiy731/
Abshich731/
Abshish731/
Habsieh731/
Habsich731/
Habsshi731/
Abssaid731/
Hafsi6717,055/
Abser676,531/
Obsie675,437/
Abshe673,393/
Habsa671,497/
Gafsi671,028/
Habsy67868/
Obsid67770/
Abssa67708/
Abchi67626/
Habzi67588/
Abziz67357/
Hapsi67353/
Hawsi67349/
Ebsiy67208/
Apsit67204/
Absey67142/
Afsit67116/
Abjij6761/
Afshi6757/
Absay6756/
Habse6751/
Abzie6732/
Absha6729/
Habji6725/
Afsis6724/
Apsis6723/
Afsih6717/
Obsai6717/
Awshi6717/
Abjai6717/
Aibji6716/
Gabse6714/
Gabzi6713/
Absér6712/
Apsai6712/
Abssy6711/
Abzai679/
Absaa678/
Gapsi678/
Gabsy677/
Apsip677/
Obshi677/
Abjid676/
Aapsi675/
Afssi675/
Absse675/
Abcid675/
Abjei674/
Afsai674/
Avshi674/
Abdji674/
Ebsie674/
Asfsi674/
Apsie674/
Habshish674/
Abjit673/
Avsai673/
Aifsi672/
Abset672/
Habsé672/
Hobsi671/
Hebsi671/
Havsi671/
Awssi671/
Habci671/
Absea671/
Abseu671/
Appsi671/
Gabci671/
Abgie671/
Abses671/
Oibsi671/
Absee671/
Abgis671/
Abhzi671/
Abzei671/
Abzgi671/
Ebsei671/
Auwsi671/
Apsei671/
Atbji671/
Abseh671/
Aabji671/
Gobsi671/
Abges671/
Aybsa671/

Absi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Absi in the Hindi language
अबसीabasi50
आबसीabasi25
अबासीabasi25
Absi in the Russian language
Абсиabsi-
Absi in the Arabic language
عبسىbsy-
عبسيbsy-

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