Aby Surname

62,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Aby Surname Definition:

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Aby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast3,7621:6,133559
Iran1,3791:55,6806,105
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
India3761:2,040,06869,568
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Mauritania2001:20,4741,844
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
France1111:598,40379,437
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
England531:1,051,28451,324
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Benin141:738,25740,906
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Oman41:921,9937,313
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

The alternate forms: Abý (1) are calculated separately.

Aby (49,889) may also be a first name.

Aby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Aby Last Name Facts

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

Aby (Arabic: بـي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻲ, Russian: Абы) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Abý. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,450th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 906,750 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Aby live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aby is also the 18,524th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 49,889 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 3,762 people, or 1 in 6,133. In The Ivory Coast Aby is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 44 percent are found, Lagunes District, where 17 percent are found and Comoé District, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent are found and Togo, where 8 percent are found.

Aby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Aby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aby surname increased 196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 883 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Aby last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.58% being registered to vote for the party.

Aby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning $42,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abý891/
Abay8686,862/
Abiy8633,385/
Abey8619,977/
Gaby8617,244/
Abys8615,026/
Aboy866,484/
Haby864,331/
Aeby862,204/
Aaby861,208/
Abuy86799/
Asby86781/
Abyd86621/
Auby86505/
Eaby86231/
Atby86142/
Abyi8683/
Abyo8667/
Abyt8665/
Aiby8637/
Abyz8637/
Ahby865/
Abhy864/
Ajby861/
Abéy861/
Abyp861/
Ayby861/
Ashby7543,087/
Abaya7516,762/
Gabay758,300/
Aybey753,617/
Aybay751,833/
Gabey751,819/
Gaboy751,633/
Abhay751,510/
Hasby751,362/
Easby75926/
Habay75763/
Abyss75696/
Ausby75613/
Aubey75606/
Gauby75496/
Haaby75213/
Aiboy75202/
Assby75143/
Haiby75132/
Gabiy75116/
Asbay75111/
Aasby75101/
Ağbay7574/
Abeyd7572/
Abeey7563/
Ahbey7552/
Ahboy7552/
Habey7547/
Asbey7546/
Haboy7543/
Ayboy7537/
Hajby7535/
Ağbey7532/
Aibuy7526/
Açbay7526/
Auboy7525/
Atbay7524/
Habys7524/
Habyt7524/
Abouy7523/
Abuys7520/
Abysh7518/
Hatby7516/
Habiy7514/
Abhey7513/
Aubay7513/
Aboys7510/
Gabuy7510/
Abiey759/
Abayd758/
Abaiy757/
Asbhy756/
Abhiy756/
Aabey756/
Abioy756/
Abahy756/
Abhoy755/
Aabay755/
Ajbay755/
Aibay754/
Abayt754/
Ahaby753/
Gaaby753/
Gabyo753/
Attby753/
Eabey752/
Aboyd752/
Hauby752/
Abaay752/
Abeys752/
Abays752/
Abgay752/
Habuy752/
Ahyby752/
Heaby751/
D'Aby751/
Gabyi751/
Aboyt751/
Abeyh751/
Abeyt751/
Aeboy751/
Asbuy751/
Hayby751/
Abbiy751/
Ahbys751/
Abayï751/
Abéyd751/
Abuoy751/
Eabay751/
Atbiy751/
Aubiy751/
Aubuy751/
Aabiy751/
Abyoy751/
Aabyo751/
Aubyd751/
Gayby751/
Eatby750/
Abe67616,165/
Aba6776,887/
Abi6756,618/
Eby6716,270/
Gabaya671,026/
Aytbay67917/
Oby67871/
Avy67693/
Awy67482/
Hasbay67437/
Aboaya67214/
Aubouy67206/
Ashbey67181/
Hasbey6788/
Haybey6785/
Abhaya6765/
Ashbay6761/
Abé6758/
Easbey6741/
Abysht6739/
Aboytz6738/
Gaubey6733/
Abj6733/
Hasbiy6727/
Habouy6719/
Gaybey6713/
Abbaiy6713/
Öby6712/
Gabeey6710/
Habych679/
Abycht678/
Abè678/
Hassby678/
Aybaya678/
Ağabay677/
Haibay676/
Abá676/
Aboyts676/
Gajbey676/
D'Aboy675/
Gaibay675/
Aitbay675/
Hasboy674/
Gabyoa674/
Eabgay673/
Hashby673/
Abgaya673/
Gaybay673/
Haibuy673/
Haubys673/
Ashbys672/
Ausbey672/
Ashbyp672/
Abeyth672/
Hasbyh672/
Haubey672/
Abê672/
Abı672/
Abí672/
Aibaya672/
Habyts672/
Gabhiy671/
Gaibiy671/
Haibey671/
Haboys671/
Hachby671/
Abahay671/
Abhyoj671/
Ashboy671/
Ashhby671/
Ausbys671/
Abaaya671/
Eabioy671/
Ajbaya671/
Hasbuy671/
Gaubay671/
Haabay671/
Gaabay671/
Gabgay671/
Gabhay671/
Aishby671/
Aabaya671/
Abeysh671/
Eabaya671/
Aubays671/
Asbouy671/
Habeey671/
Hausby670/
Heatby670/
Gaibey670/
Athbey670/
Haysby670/
Ashbuy670/
Heasby670/
Heabey670/
Hautby670/
Habuys670/
Easbay670/

Aby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺑﻲaby30.38
ﺁﺑﻲaby26.58
ﺍﺑﻲaby11.39
ﺃﺑﻰaby11.39
ﺍﺑﻰaby10.13
ﺁﺑﻰaby2.53
ﺁﺏab2.53
ﻋﺒﻲby2.53
ﻋﺒﻰby1.27
Aby in the Russian language
Абыaby-
Aby in the Arabic language
بـيby-
عبـيby-
عبيby-
بيby-

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