Cognomen Эби (Ebi 
, Eby , Abee 
) , all around the world, is a common family name. The family name Эби is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Эби is the forename as well as the last name.