Abssi Surname

70,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Abssi 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.

Abssi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan4,1321:2,140409
Yemen1,1531:22,9192,337
Lebanon5111:11,0311,623
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Algeria3131:123,42317,148
Palestine2671:17,0372,896
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Syria251:772,0416,079
France181:3,690,151224,666
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Abssi (159) may also be a first name.

Abssi 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

Abssi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abssi is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abssi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,048th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,031,938 people. The surname Abssi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Abssi are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 727,628th most common first name internationally, held by 159 people.

The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is held by 4,132 people, or 1 in 2,140. In Jordan it is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 75 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Barring Jordan it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 16 percent reside and Lebanon, where 7 percent reside.

Abssi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.

Abssi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gabssi916/
Habssi914/
Abssai911/
Absi895,470/
Abssaid831/
Habsshi831/
Habsi806,487/
Gabsi802,306/
Absie80983/
Abssa80708/
Absai80136/
Abshi8050/
Absih8013/
Abssy8011/
Absse805/
Afssi805/
Absit805/
Asfsi804/
Absei804/
Awssi801/
Absip801/
Absyi801/
Absis801/
Aabsi801/
Aubsi801/
Abhsi801/
Absoi801/
Abses801/
Habsyi732,147/
Absieh731,368/
Habshi73751/
Abshiz73374/
Hafssi73287/
Habssa73105/
Habsji7370/
Abshit7364/
Habsih7325/
Abseit7322/
Absaid7320/
Gabshi7320/
Abshai7315/
Habsse7315/
Abshie739/
Gafssi736/
Absssy736/
Abssey735/
Habsid735/
Abshid735/
Hapssi734/
Habsai732/
Obssie732/
Abhsie732/
Gabsse732/
Abseid732/
Absait731/
Absiey731/
Absitt731/
Hasfsi731/
Gabsai731/
Abshei731/
Habsit731/
Apssie731/
Apssai731/
Absser731/
Aabshi731/
Abshis731/
Abseih731/
Habsie731/
Habsei731/
Obssiy731/
Absa671,967/
Abci67447/
Absy67313/
Afsi67192/
Habshyi67148/
Apsi67118/
Abse6794/
Abzi6772/
Hasbsyi6741/
Obsi6735/
Ebsi6728/
Awsi6721/
Avsi673/
Abxi672/
Habsieh671/
Abshish671/
Abshich671/
Hapssei671/
Habsich671/
Absé671/
Gabshiy671/
Hafssoi671/

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