Around the world, আব্বু (أب 
, আব্বু 
) is quite a rare boy's first name. The forename আব্বু is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Morocco, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom female name, and Algeria, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Algeria, and Sudan. Likewise, আব্বু is the last name as well as the forename.