Abss Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Abss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abss (51) may also be a first name.
Abss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺎﺱ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abss? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Abss reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Abss is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 88 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent are found and Sindh, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absse | 89 | 5 | / |
| Abhss | 89 | 3 | / |
| Habss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Absss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aabss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eabss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gabss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abs | 86 | 4,579 | / |
| Habsse | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gabs | 75 | 176 | / |
| Absh | 75 | 126 | / |
| Abse | 75 | 94 | / |
| Habs | 75 | 86 | / |
| Apss | 75 | 41 | / |
| Abst | 75 | 41 | / |
| Awss | 75 | 19 | / |
| Avss | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aabs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Eabs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aebs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Obss | 75 | 4 | / |
| Assp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Absd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aubs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abps | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abhs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Afss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Assb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Asvs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aibs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asfs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asps | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ab's | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asbs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Absj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Absx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Absz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abssova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ab | 67 | 19,233 | / |
| Abshe | 67 | 3,393 | / |
| Aspås | 67 | 240 | / |
| Hafss | 67 | 137 | / |
| Habsh | 67 | 124 | / |
| Absch | 67 | 103 | / |
| Haubs | 67 | 93 | / |
| Habse | 67 | 51 | / |
| Haabs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awsse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aubst | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hebss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hobss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaabs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abd S | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hassp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asvss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haybs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abszd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afshs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aebps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asbhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asvst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasps | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ahwss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Habst | 67 | 0 | / |
Abss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺎﺱ | bas | - |
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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
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- 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 Abss
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