Al Abs Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Abs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Abs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Syria21:9,650,51117,817

Al Abs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Abs is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al Abs.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Abs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Abs reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,554,429. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 82 percent reside, Amanat Al Asimah, where 6 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 34 percent reside and Palestine, where 6 percent reside.

Al Abs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (43%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Abse921/
Al Habs921/
Al Ab913/
Al Abd83576/
Al Aws8323/
Al Afs8318/
Al-Abs837/
Al Ahb834/
Al Hab831/
Al Habsss801/
Al Afsh77482/
Al Habt77179/
Al Hafs7739/
Al Aaib7728/
Al Ahab775/
Al-Habs773/
Al Haib772/
Al Eabd771/
Al Habd771/
Al Haws771/
Al Aabt771/
Al Hafsh7129/
Al Ashhb711/
Al Aswsd711/
Al-Abd67646/
Al Hob674/
Al Azp674/
Al-Avs671/
Al Eps671/
Al-Hab671/
Al Hap671/
Al Houb62316/
Al Hawz62106/
Al Heib626/
Al Hafch572/
Al-A'Abd571/
Al-Hattb571/
Al Hop509/
Al-Hob501/

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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 Al Abs
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