Around the world, אבאי (Abai 
, אבאי 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The first name אבאי is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a rare epicene name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare boy's name, and India, where it is a rare dominantly feminine, but seldom boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, אבאי is the last name as well as the forename.