Tabby Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Tabby Surname Definition:

Supposed to be a corruption of At-Abbey, from residence near a monastery. Compare Trill, Tash, Teeth, &c.

Tabby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2561:33,4284,699
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Tabby (2,848) may also be a first name.

Tabby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Supposed to be a corruption of At-Abbey, from residence near a monastery. Compare Trill, Tash, Teeth, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tabby Last Name Facts

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

Tabby occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tabby.

How Common Is The Last Name Tabby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tabby is the 966,131st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Tabby live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Tabby is also the 136,419th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 2,848 people.

Tabby is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 33,428. In Israel Tabby is most frequent in: Central District, where 30 percent are found, Southern District, where 30 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Israel Tabby occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Tabby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tabby last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabbay91346/
Tabbey9121/
Tabbuy911/
Tabbaya836/
Taybbey831/
Tobby801,919/
Tabba801,822/
Tabbi801,323/
Tebby80464/
Tabbe8097/
Tawby803/
Tabbaa734,037/
Tabbai73777/
Taibbi73241/
Tebbey73134/
Thabbe7374/
Tabbit7350/
Tabuay7336/
Tabbaj7326/
Tabbee7321/
Taibba7311/
Tabbie7310/
Tabber736/
Tebbay735/
Thabbi734/
Tabbet733/
Tabbis732/
Tobbay732/
Tabboa732/
Taubba731/
Tobbey731/
Tabbid731/
Tabbej731/
Tabbei731/
Tabbed731/
Tabbge731/
Tabbio731/
Tabbiz731/
Tawbey731/
Thebby731/
Taybbi731/
Taabbi731/
Toibby730/
Tabbech67868/
Tabbaai67376/
Tabbitt67114/
Tahabbi6752/
Tabbett6735/
Tabba'a677/
Tabbish676/
Thabbaa674/
Tabbesh671/
Thabway671/
Tabbits671/
Taubbee670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tabby
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