In all the world, أبونا (Abuna 
, Abona 
, Abouna 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The forename أبونا is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, أبونا is the last name as well as the forename.
| أبونا ماتيوس العاشر Ethiopian bishop, EG (b. 1843) |
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| أبونا كيرلس الرابع coptic priest, EG (b. 1880) |
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| أبونا فيليبس first patriarch of eritrean orthodox church (1901-2002), ER (b. 1901) |
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| أبونا ياكوب Patriarch of Eritrea, ER (b. 1926) |
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| أبونا ديسقوروس Oriental Orthodox bishop, ER (b. 1935) |
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| أبونا الراهب القس أبيفانيوس المقاري Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church bishop, EG (b. 1954) |
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