Abay is used as a family name or surname in Ethiopia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Abay
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ethiopia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Abay

How popular is Abay?

Abay is common in Ethiopia.

Abay is ranked 4208 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Abaies grew by 75.60976 per cent to 432 since 2000 and ranked 48800 after elevating 24612 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 67.59 47.56
Hispanic or Latino 11.34 17.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 10.65 12.6
White 10.19 15.04
Abay is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 129818 people have been found who wears Abay as their family name. Abay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
7,031 China6
7,458 Bulgaria3
127,708 Czech Republic3
10,762 Hungary3
19,865 Iran3
21,529 Singapore2
219,873 France2
11,224 Cameroon2
65,594 Belgium2
48,575 Azerbaijan1
10,683 Cyprus1
38,830 Morocco1
37,493 Austria1
120,357 Argentina1
151,601 Spain1
49,101 Denmark1
356 Eritrea1
40,340 Malaysia1
4,942 Libya1
17,768 Pakistan1
17,575 Kuwait1
58,885 Poland1
49,529 Israel1
38,841 Scotland1
7,895 South Korea1
14,644 Tunisia1
42,479 Greece1
6,820 Angola1
19,533 Uruguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,551 Qatar39
442 Guam39
20,103 Norway33
36,547 Switzerland27
62,494 Netherlands22
12,878 Mauritania16
202,099 Ukraine14
587,188 India11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
43,643 England91
120,427 Russia91
56,973 South Africa73
10,682 Kyrgyzstan71
46,183 Canada68
37,137 Australia58
16,052 Sweden58
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Abay:
14,148 Indonesia858
17,127 Germany605
59,523 United States429
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
Countries with thousands of Abay:
3,326 Philippines3,867
1,196 Kazakhstan1,659
Countries with ten thousands of Abay:
835 Turkey14,115
Countries with hundred thousands of Abay:
129 Ethiopia107,143
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Abay Namesakes

  • Tunji Abayomi, Author
  • Kobi Ako Abayomi, Mathematician
  • Papoula Sofie Abayomi Romão, Nina Petri's daughter
  • AJ Abaya, Actor
  • Kobi Ako Abayomi, Mathematician
  • Akwasi Abayie Boaten, Author
  • Barfuo Akwasi Abayie Boaten, Author
  • Amadeo M. Abaya, Author
  • Amadeo M. Abaya, Author
  • Anjanette Abayari, Actress

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