Tabby Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 256 | 1:33,428 | 4,699 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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.
Tabby Demographics
Tabby Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tabby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tabby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tabby occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tabby? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tabby is the 966,131st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Tabby reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 136,419th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 2,848 people.
The last name Tabby is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 33,428. In Israel Tabby is most common in: Central District, where 30 percent live, Southern District, where 30 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent live. Excluding Israel it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Tabby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tabby surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabbay | 91 | 346 | / |
| Tabbey | 91 | 21 | / |
| Tabbuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tabbaya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Taybbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tobby | 80 | 1,919 | / |
| Tabba | 80 | 1,822 | / |
| Tabbi | 80 | 1,323 | / |
| Tebby | 80 | 464 | / |
| Tabbe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Tawby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tabbaa | 73 | 4,037 | / |
| Tabbai | 73 | 777 | / |
| Taibbi | 73 | 241 | / |
| Tebbey | 73 | 134 | / |
| Thabbe | 73 | 74 | / |
| Tabbit | 73 | 50 | / |
| Tabuay | 73 | 36 | / |
| Tabbaj | 73 | 26 | / |
| Tabbee | 73 | 21 | / |
| Taibba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tabbie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tabber | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tebbay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Thabbi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tabbet | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tabbis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tobbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tabboa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tobbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thebby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taybbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taabbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toibby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tabbech | 67 | 868 | / |
| Tabbaai | 67 | 376 | / |
| Tabbitt | 67 | 114 | / |
| Tahabbi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Tabbett | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tabba'a | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tabbish | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thabbaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabbesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thabway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabbits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taubbee | 67 | 0 | / |
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