Cognomen Abaas (Abaas 
, עבאס 
) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Abaas is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Iraq, and Pakistan. Very seldom, Abaas is the forename as well as the last name.