Al-Absi Surname

161,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-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.

Al-Absi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Yemen421:629,17410,984
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Al-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.

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Al-Absi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al-Absi (Arabic: العبسى, Russian: Аль-абси) is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Absi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,562nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,704,099 people. Al-Absi occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Al-Absi are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al-Absi is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,550 people, or 1 in 19,907. Not including Saudi Arabia Al-Absi occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 38 percent are found and Yemen, where 2 percent are found.

Al-Absi Last Name Statistics demography

Al-Absi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Habsi932,306/
Al-Gabsi93153/
Al-Abssi9319/
Al-Habshi88344/
Al-Habsyi8855/
Al Absi863,315/
Al-Awsi866/
Al-Absy865/
Al Abssi8047,387/
Al Habsi8032,698/
Al-Habsy8078/
Al Aibsi801/
Al-Hebsi801/
Al-Hebshi75847/
Al Habshi7548/
Al Habsyi7519/
Al Haabsi752/
Al Absa71166/
Al-Habshee716/
Al Awsi714/
Al-Awsy713/
Al-Awzi711/
Al Abse711/
Al Abzi711/
Al Avsi711/
Al Hafsi67839/
Al Habsy67284/
Al Habji67157/
Al-Hapsy67122/
Al Hebsi6711/
Al Habsa679/
Al Afshi678/
Al Gabsy674/
Al Habzi673/
Al-Hawsa672/
Al Abssa672/
Al Aawsi671/
Al Awssi671/

Al-Absi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Absi in the Russian language
Аль-абсиal-absi-
Al-Absi in the Arabic language
العبسىalbsy-
العبسيalbsy-

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