In all the world, Абэ (Abe 
, 安武 
, Jion 
) is a common unisex forename. The given name Абэ is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Canada, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the United States. Likewise, Абэ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Abe | Indonesia, Ethiopia, Philippines, Nigeria, United States |
| 安武 | China |
| Jion | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, United States |
| Абэ | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
Абэ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Abe Sapien , the Hellboy character, Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Abe , the fictional character, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus; Abe Martin of Brown County , the American newspaper comic strip; Abe Carver , the fictional character on the long-running American soap opera Days of Our Lives and Abe Brown , among other works.